The Tao of Books Trance

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COLORS OF TRANCE Ref: BH37

James Asher & Madeleine Doherty

Drawing on his extensive experience with percussion and electronic programming, James collaborates on this project with the lush sound of the concert harp played by Madeleine Doherty. From ambient to electro-beat groove, James weaves his inimitable style through 12 new "colorful" trance tracks sure to please his many fans.

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IMMORTALITY Ref: MX044

Cybertribe

Hypnotic, rhythmic, earthy, yet otherworldly. Musician John Deere has composed a journey of mystical, infectious, trance based on journals found in an antique shop in Amsterdam that tell of a crash of an alien speceship in Australia some 30,000 years ago. The craft was from Andromeda, a sister galaxy, and carried a crew of 300 with only 25 aliens surviving. Didgeridoo, flutes, drums, synthesizer and human voice combine in a mesmerizing presentation of both trance and various world beats from the lilting "welcome to the Journey" to the flowing transition of "The spirit of Earth Continues" and the pulsating drums of "Reaching Motherland". Dance with the spirit of the Natives, or fly with the souls of the otherworldly strangers.

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SHAPESHIFTERS Ref: BV48

Alain Eskinasi, Aziz Paige & Richard Hardy

Rooted in the ancient and sacred tradition of trance dancing, Shapeshifters is energized by the rapture and rhythm of neo-shamanic drumbeat. The exotic sound of electronic sitar and spirited guitar entwine with an array of eloquent woodwinds to take you deep into the labyrinth of your own unlimited spirit. This album is an unforgettable experience!

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TRANCE 1: Sufi Dervish Rite - Tibetan Overtone Chant - Indian Dhrupad (Book + CD) Ref: IG126CD

David Lewiston & Various Artists

Delve deeply into trance with rituals from three spiritual cultures using music enter extra-ordinary realms of being. Discover the esoteric world of the Sufi brotherhoods. Originally used during the ‘zikr’, a Sufi devotional ceremony the haunting melody played on a reed flute called a ‘ney’, modulates from one mode to another creating an atmosphere which elevates the participants to an ecstatic state of mind. Producer/Journalist, David Lewiston describes the musical magic he found during a journey to the monasteries of exiled Tibetan monks. The monk’s other-worldly overtone chanting exudes a deep state of peace. ’Dhrupad’, the oldest vocal style of Indian classical music, is devotional in nature, its origins dating back to ancient Sanskrit texts. The recording presented here was made by the 19th generation of the Dagar families unbroken connection with Dhrupad. ‘It takes us 25 years of training, practising ten or twelve hours a day, to be able to perform Dhrupad...’- N. Zahiruddin Dagar. Includes 64 page hardback book.

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TRANCE 2: Naqshbandi Sufis - Healing & Trance in Morocco - Balinese Temple Festival (Book + CD) Ref: IG128CD

Various Artists

In Chinese Turkestan, the ancient brotherhood of the Naqshbandi Sufis perform the zikr, an Islamic ‘calling to God’ built upon wordless chanting. Jean During was allowed to record this rarely witnessed ritual of deep contemplation and inspired dancing. In Morocco, the Ganawa brotherhood performs a leela-serene and healing nights of music and trance. The pulsing bass of the guimbri and the chattering percussion of qaraqsh that accompany these rituals embody the spirit which lured musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Ornette Coleman to Morocco. In Bali, at a Hindu temple festival, the hypnotic pulsing of the gamelan - a bevy of gongs, metallophones and cymbals - drives participants into trance to perform ngurek, a frenzied ritual where trancers stab at themselves with long daggers. Includes 64-page hardback book.

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