In 2001: A Space Odyssey, visionary film director Stanley Kubrick charted new cinematic terrain as he took viewers on a psychedelic trip into the 21st century. In Brainscapes 2001, visionary Dutch musician Alain Eskinasi of (3rd Force fame) similarly employs new musical sounds and forms to take listeners on a sonic journey into the new millennium.This is the third Brainscapes recording to emanate from the Amsterdam studio of this prolific composer, arranger, keyboardist and percussionist. The first two dealt with, respectively, music's effects on the brain and the emotions. Call them sound collages where ambient, trance-dance and meditation music meet in seductive and mysterious ways. His latest project distills elements from the first two records, but adds an uptempo dance aesthetic to the mix. The music is still imbued with a hypnotic, otherwordly quality, but is layered with an infectious groove that moves the feet as it uplifts the spirit.

Wong Kar-Wai has selected a mosaic of music in this luscious film, creating a sound world of Hong Kong in the 1960s, when immigrants from China (most specifically, families from Shanghai) still retained their own local identities (dialects, food, popular music, and traditional operatic forms). Many of them believed Hong Kong only to be a transient home away from China.In the Mood for Love is a film about radio days. The musical selections, ranging from traditional opera to theme songs from popular films from the 1950s, constitute the backdrop against the romantic tete-a-tete of Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung). The main theme is borrowed from Shigeru Umegayashi’s "Yumeji’s Theme" (from Suzuki Seijun’s film of the same title). This alluring waltz, entrancing in its string ensemble arrangement, is symbolic of the tentative steps of the male and female dancers in a romantic intrigue. The distinct triple meter (dance rhythm) also embodies the paradox of passion and socially conformist duties of both sexes. What Wong found most intriguing is that only recently did he learn that Nat King Cole’s "Aquellos Ojos Verdes," "Te Quiero Dijiste," and "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" were but covers of Latin originals. The dance band arrangements, conjugating for the local Hong Kong population the land of "gold mountains," certainly inspired many dreams.

Captivating compilation of the best tracks from her four previous albums, with two new ones.

It's ironic that Bolero Records released this disc to specially coincide with Valentine's Day 2004, as if it's presenting a different, more romantic side of the brilliant modern flamenco player's artistry. The truth is that while he's never gotten the attention of Ottmar Liebert, his music has been for ten years a vibrant and ultra sensuous part of the whole Nouveau Flamenco movement.

The haunting spirit of Native America for all the world to hear, replete with dignity and hope. Proceeds support the Native American Rights Fund.

Certified 5 times platinum!

During his extraordinary 20 year career, multi-instrumentalist Chris Spheeris has created spiritually enriching music that swings from the seductively romantic to the exotic, global and experimental. Featuring 15 classic pieces and two new compositions, this is an exciting retrospective of his unique and eclectic musical achievements of the past decade.

Robert Gass is the country's foremost producer of transformational chanting music, selling 600,000 + albums with the group On Wings of Song. Kathleen Brehony is a jungian therapist and the author of Awakening at Midlife. Together, they have produced a 2CD chant album featuring: Disc One: Ecstasy - The Fire Of Devotion; Disc Two: Stillness - The Journey within. Both feature instructions, breathing techniques, and advice for creating unique personal chants.

Based on the spiritual teachings of Rumi, whos said the divine is found only in the individual heart. Middle Eastern motifs and the Enigma trademark sound prevail.

The Way Up represents, in the words of guitarist Pat Metheny himself, "our most ambitious undertaking ever as a group"-a single, brilliant 68-minute piece composed by Metheny and his collaborator of 28 years, Lyle Mays. Metheny has likened the creation of The Way Up to making a film, and in some respects, the album feels like a vividly rendered journey, its moods shifting like scenes glimpsed from a fast-moving vehicle.

The stunning instrumental CD, Unspeakable Grace, features music from Graceful Passages without the spoken messages, including an additional choral chant, ‘Benedictus’.

Guitarist Chris Camozzi has been heard around the world on albums and tours with Michael Bolton and Mariah Carey. His sparkling solo debut combines melodic Pop sensibilities with unique Contemporary Instrumental textures that are variously swinging, rocking, or reflective--yet always warm and heartfelt.

Adiemus is one of the great Classical Crossover music success stories of the last decade, becoming a permanent fixture at the top of the Classical and New Age charts. Composed and conducted by Karl Jenkins, the albums: SONGS OF SANCTUARY, CANTATA MUNDI, DANCES OF TIME, JOURNEY—THE BEST OF ADIEMUS, and THE ETERNAL KNOT, have sold over three million copies and been awarded numerous platinum, gold and silver discs around the world. ADIEMUS LIVE is a perfectly recorded and performed live document of their most popular songs. Composed and Conducted by Karl Jenkins Recorded live on March 16, 2001 St. David's Hall - Cardiff. Performance commissioned by Opus Television for S4C.

Imagine perfectly poised vintage future-pop. A sound where surf harmonies walk hand in hand with soundtrack music and dreamscaped analog ambience aches to the flow of classic West coast melodies. These are the nu-psychedelic tones of Mellow where the past and future fuse in a mind melting moog-drenched fantasy. Mellow produce a sound which has as much in common with California and Glasgow as it does Versailles. They create vintage pop overtures rooted in the original summer of love but still reaching for the stars of tomorrow. They're at the forefront of the burgeoning nu-psychedelic sound which threatens to soundtrack the turn of the new millennium.

Jubilant pan flutes and Incan rhythms inspired by leader Michael Holm's trip to the Peruvian Andes. Celebrates the Incan civilization with a modern vigor that brings its ancient spirit to life.

CUSCO's trademark sound at it's best--haunting flutes, playful pan pipes, traditional rhythms and melodic arrangements. Contains the great track, "Montezuma." Highly recommended!