ARTiST : Darshan Ambient
ALBUM : Re:Karma
LABEL : Lotus Pike Records
GENRE : Ambient
ENCODER : Lame 3.90 / APS
QUALiTY : VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
RELEASE : Oct-26-2005
STREET : 2005
SOURCE : CDDA
TYPE : Album
PLAYTIME : 72:39 min
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
01. The Cool River 03:12
02. Boundless 06:24
03. Tiger in the Grass 05:59
04. The Ocean Whispers 04:41
05. Premonition 03:38
06. Soul Chameleon 04:27
07. Box of Sky 07:47
08. A Walk Along the Ganges 07:12
09. Mountain 05:37
10. SLow Drift 06:00
11. After the Night 05:23
12. Black Mountain Morning 05:42
13. The Gift 06:37
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http://www.darshanambient.net
http://www.lotuspike.com
Since the release of 1999's The End Of Days, Michael Allison
has been at the forefront of the new ambient/electronic music
scene. He began as a singer and bassist in the 70's and 80's,
playing in groups that included such diverse talents as former
Labelle singer Nona Hendryx, Richard Hell and The Voidoids and
China Shop, a New York City post-punk art rock band and
ultimately his own group Empty House who disbanded in 1987.
In 1992 Allison made a major decision to quit touring and
chasing the Rock an Roll dream of his childhood concentrating
instead on setting up his own home studio in order to compose
in a stress-free environment with no expectations of "making
it big". During the years 1992-1999 his compositions were
mostly inspired by his studies in yoga meditation and other
spiritual disciplines. The name Darshan Ambient comes from
those adventures in self realization: The word Darshan is a
Sanskrit Hindu term meaning sight or a glimpse of the divine.
Michael's Pop & Rock roots have played an indelible role in
shaping the music he would eventually compose as an ambient
artist. A lot of so-called 'ambient' music leaves the listener
cold but Allison's lush melodies and chordal sensibilities
have a powerful emotional impact that stays with you long
after the CD fades away.
Albums such as Providence and The Zen Master's Diary have
garnered praise from many respected critics of the genre
including Bill Binkleman who has called Allisons brand of
ambient "Pastoral Ambient" inspired him to write "The music on
The Zen Master's Diary is so suffused with calm and patience
that it's like bathing in warm water under a starry sky. I
have a difficult time describing the emotional reaction I have
to Allison's music with any lucidity because, to me, this is
intensely personal music, meant to be shared only with those
whom one loves."
About his latest release Autumn's Apple, musician Ben
Fleury-Steiner puts it best: "I can honestly say, no ambient
artist out there today has better understood and internalized
the most influential ambient record of all time (IMHO), Brian
Eno's 1978 release Ambient I: Music for Airports then Michael
Allison. This kind of discreet precise approach to note
selection and soundscaping cannot be taught. And Allison
demonstrates this once again with his simply virtuosic playing
and composing on this release; not a single note on it is
wasted or excessive".
Lotuspike is releasing a retrospective of his titled re: Karma
which contain, along with two new gems, several diverse tracks
culled from his vast catalog of pop, ambient & electronic
experiments.