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Thanksgiving: A Windham Hill Collection

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by: Various Artists

October 13, 1998
Windham Hill's "Thanksgiving" is the perfect mood music to play while eating Thanksgiving dinner. It opens with "We Gather Together" and ends with the beautiful "Thanksgiving," which is the perfect theme song to this most pleasant holiday. My only objection is that it's not the full-length version, which is on the "December" CD. The only song I'm even remotely disappointed with is "Allelujah," which is a bit too uptempo for a hymn. Otherwise, there's not much to find fault with here. Dim the lights, put a couple logs on the fire, pass around the pumpkin pie, and enjoy.

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Sound Medicine: Music for Healing

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by: Steven Halpern

January 21, 2003
Product was received in a very timely manner. Music was predictably Halpern which is exactly what I wanted!

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Saint Dymphna

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by: Gang Gang Dance

October 21, 2008
Product was received in a very timely manner. Music was predictably Halpern which is exactly what I wanted!

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Play

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Ambient
by: Moby

June 01, 1999
Just bought this CD a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed listening to it because there's something different about these music compared to contemporary ones. Although obviously they are very modern, you can say Moby's technique of utilizing notes harks back to medieval times. The prolongation of some notes (which are hypnotizing) resembles those of the chants used in religious services. The transitions can be compared to majority of the classical/baroque music. And who could miss the vocals that resemble arias?

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Reiki: Hands of Light

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by: Deuter

March 05, 2002
The first time I listened to this CD, I was hooked. It is so relaxing that I listen to it every day. I bought one for my chiropractor to use in her office w/ patients to help them relax while they enjoy moist heat and wait their turn. I could easily fall asleep!

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A Windham Hill Christmas

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by: Various Artists

October 22, 2002
I love Windham Hill but if I cant download it to my iPod then Im moving on.

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Fordlandia

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by: Jóhann Jóhannsson

November 04, 2008
I love Windham Hill but if I cant download it to my iPod then Im moving on.

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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Ambient
by: Brian Eno, David Byrne

April 11, 2006
I purchased this to REPLACE my vinyl and old scratched up CD versions. Yes, I own the original vinyl AND the original CD release. I love the music. I wanted to finally add it to my MP3 collection of which I actually BUY all the music in. Oh, and I don't give copies away like the music companies say we all do......... anyhow, I bought this only to find that it's full of copy protection crap. So much in fact that this thing it totally useless to me. Instead of a happy moment I ended up with frustration. I wanted to put the thing on my iPod but no, I'm not "allowed" to do that. As i said, I now own 3 copies of this which I purchased. Nice to be punished. Anyhow, I'm sending it back and I'll rip from the other that I have or better yet, download it all for free ... Read More:

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Chakra Suite

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by: Steven Halpern

October 16, 2001
This CD for me didn't quite make the cut for chakra healing in comparison to other sound therapy and chakra balancing CDs that I own.

Halpern is a well-respected artist in the field with many years of experience and I don't discredit that he has a feel for what he is doing, however, I am disappointed with the musical composition of Chakra Suite.

The music on this CD is similar to beginner and intermediate finger warm-up exercises for keyboarding, basically consisting of climbing up the musical scale and back down again.

The music is relaxing to a degree for me, but also becomes annoying with the climbing up and down on the keyboard. As many times as I have tried to get through a meditation with this CD, I have always ended up shutting ... Read More:

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No Pussyfooting

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by: Fripp & Eno

October 21, 2008
While I have previously expressed some dismay at Fripp's decision to include repetitions of tracks between at least two of his Soundscape albums, I can say that owning this "repetition" is, to my ears, worth the investment. I own the vinyl and previous CD release of these tracks, and can say the remastering alone makes a significant positive contribution to the listening experience. The sound is more vibrant and richer in detail -- "fresher" may capture it.

The half-speed HMC is fun to listen to, but I found the real revelations in the backward version of SG and HMC. They don't "sound backwards," perhaps due to a lack of percussive reference points that would give that aspect away. What I found most remarkable, though, is that Fripp must have played some lines ... Read More: