Conference hydra::dejavu

	Hi Ray

		I bought an album a few years back called "ENVIRONMENTS" which
	had one whole side dedicated to meditation.  The song, I think, was
	called "Bells".  It was a random series of tones that a computer
	created.  Played at 33rpm it sounded like you were inside a room
	sized iron bell giving a huge ring which would trail off for a few 
	seconds and then another.  If you played this at 45rpm or even 78rpm
	it sounded just like computer tones you'd hear at a video arcade or
	a beep from your vt100.  I found that it would slow down my thoughts
	to the point of feeling like I was sleeping but I wasn't.  I think
	you could pick this up in any big record store.  

		If your interested I'll get all the order numbers off of it.

							Jorge'

A few years ago I came across some music by someone by the name of Kitaro.
The music is all or mostly synthesizer (sp?) and is very relaxing.  Alot
of the music has a "natural" flow to it (ocean waves, wind, etc.). Every-
one I've played it for has found it quite pleasant.  Although I haven't seen
any of his albums in stores recently, they should be in the import section.
If anyone is interested and can't find it, I'd be glad to tape it for them.

		Dave

   Some of the best music I have ever heard for meditation is done by
Steve Halpern.   He calls his music The anti frantic alternative.

His stuff is terrific. There are about 12 albums out.

    Spectrum Suite for one takes you through the 7 chakras (sp.) and
    will start you buzzing as soon as you start to listen to it

some others:  Anceint Echos
              Prelude
              Eastern Peace
              EvenTide
              

Just to mention a few.   I really enjoyl these albums and highly recommend
them.  If you can't find them where you live let me know and I will tell
you where you can order them.  A word of warning Steve Halpern says you
should not listen to them while driving could cause problems.


Also try some Gregorian Chanting that stuff is great for meditating to.

                             steve:^)


The meek shall inherit the earth.  The rest...  The Universe 

re: .3

I've heard of Gregorian Chanting but I don't know anything about it. Could
you give more info?

		Thanks,

		   Dave

Paul Horn has an album, "Inside the Taj Mahal", where he plays flute inside
the dome of the Taj Mahal.  I first heard this in a yoga class, it is
great for meditation.

As Steve Timpson already mentioned, Steve Halpern is great, also.

I have found a lot of good music at The Sphinx Bookstore in Harvard
Square; there is also a place called The Awareness Center in Southboro
that has a book/music store.  The owner is a former monk, and has a 
lot of Gregorian Chant music; he carries the full line of albums
recorded by the monks at Weston Priory.

The Environments series of albums has everything from the Ultimate
Aviary (birds), to tides, to a creaking wooden masted sailboat, to
dawn/dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp, to a human heartbeat, to the
universal OM.  Plus plenty more.  Worth checking out.  I found most
of mine while ploughing through stacks at places like Lechmere and
Caldor's.

Good luck.

--E.

Gregorian Chanting is what you will hear when you walk into a monistary
when the Monks are singing.

 When I put on one of these tapes for meditation I am gone in nothing flat.
the chanting is very soothing and promotes my meditative states very well.

                                         steve

The following tapes may be of interest to some people. Each tape is designed
for the stated purpose. The first 3, (Downstream, Modem, and Amber) are on 
sale for $8.95 to non-members until Dec. 31, 1985. The others are $11.95 each 
for non-members, $8.50 each for members plus postage and handling and are 
available from:

	Monroe Institute of Applied Sciences
	Route 1, Box 175
	Faber, Virginia  22938


	The Monroe Institute is internationally known for its work in the
	effects of sound wave forms on human behavior. In its early stages, the 
	Institute discovered that nonverbal audio patterns had dramatic effects
	on stages of consciousness.

	Certain sound patterns create a Frequency Following Response (FFR) in
	the electrical activity of the brain. Those sound patterns can then
	lead the brain into various states, such as deep relaxation or sleep.
	A generic patent in this field was issued to Robert Monroe in 1975.
	Drawing upon this discovery ant the work of others, Mr. Monroe has 
	employed a system of "binaural beats" feeding a separate signal into 
	each ear. By sending separate sound pulses to each ear with stereo
	headphones, the two hemispheres of the brain act in unison to "hear"
	a third signal the difference between the two sound pulses. This third 
	signal is not an actual sound, but an electrical signal that can only 
	be created by both brain hemispheres acting and working together,
	simultaneously.  The unique coherent brain state that results is
	known as Hemispheric Synchronization, or "Hemi-Sync".


			Metamusic Tapes

[Should not be listened to while driving and for best results headphones ]
[ should be used. ]

METAMUSIC DOWNSTREAM - Hemi-Sync patterns which are a part of Metamusic are 
designed in Downstream to open up areas of your consciousness that contain 
your possibilities and probabilities of future actions.

METAMUSIC MODEM - This is a special blend of Hemi-Sync and music designed 
specifically to take advantage of the communication aspects of your 
consciousness. Thus, you can lie back and relax enough to have Modem help you 
establish rapport with your inner self and possibly with other reality 
systems.

METAMUSIC AMBER - provides a musical/Hemi-Sync vehicle to explore the 
emotional aspects of you Self -- Now, Then, and When.

----

METAMUSIC CONVERSE - purpose is to help you experience the opposites of your 
normal perception. Therefore, the pattern may lead you into emotions, visions, 
and experiences that you have never before encountered in your conscious 
waking state.

METAMUSIC BACK ROOM - a different approach to the concept of music to think 
and dream by. With the aid of Hemi-Sync, Back Room helps you understand and 
feel - in slow motion - the moods and complex attitudes of the jazz musician, 
whether it be the sophistication of Gerswhin and Ellington, the piano man at 
Louis's, or the guy who simply has the blues.

METAMUSIC SUNSET - is a musical/Hemi-Sync form of induction of the state of 
transition, from one energy pattern to another just as one finds at the close 
of a day.

METAMUSIC NOSTALGIA - is a musical/Hemi-Sync guidance into memory, not only of 
the life patterns you remember so easily, but quite possibly those of another 
lifetime, another place.

METAMUSIC OUTREACH - is a musical form organized around the Hemi-Sync process 
whereby one may - simply by listening quietly - expand one's awareness beyond 
the limits of Time/Space/Illusion.

METAMUSIC PACIFICA - music and sounds bedded with Hemi-Sync that have a 
definite "tropical" flavor. As you explore the lush rain forests of your inner 
self, you may discover hidden memories of Polynesia and the Orient.

While not billed as such, I find that Brian Eno's music is very 
relaxing, and it probably would fill the bill.  If you'd like, I could 
tape some of my Eno albums for you to give you a taste of his music.  A 
lot of it is synthesized, but there are other parts that are traditional 
instruments.

Tom

Astral Music Notes - not for sale:  A true story

When he lay dying, my grandfather asked my grandmother to turn down
the radio.  He said the music was beautiful, but too loud.

The radio was not on.


Stasia

re .4

There are a lot of Gregorian Chants of Masses recorded.  My favorite is
the Mass for Easter Morning by the monks of the Solsmes Abbey (sp?).

Alison

    well. I guess the term 'New Age' hasn't made it out there yet.
    As a musician, a pianist, I can tell you that Stephen Halpern is
    one crappy player. However he's hooked up with some very sharp
    marketing people, and is heavily involved in subliminal message
    tapes. Actually, now that I think of it, he's perfect for this
    venue; if his stuff were any more interesting it would defeat
    the purpose. flame off.
    
    Hari Deuter is a German musician who records on KuckKuck Schallplatten.
    Great. Also Andreas Vollenweider, electronic harpist. George
    Winston on Windham Hill. Steve Reich does minimalist but intense
    sequenced synthesizer pieces. Michael Stearns, synthesist out of
    L.A. there's lots more very good musicians working in this idiom.
    Just fries me to see halpern touted. Best.
    
    Karl Moeller

    I'll vote for Vollenweider.  Talk about intense imagery.
    
    He also puts on a great (!) concert.
    
    Dave

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    The Electric Gramophone is on Route 20 in Sudbury, Mass.,  in a small
    shopping center called Mill Village. In the back, two flights up. Most
    complete classical selection I've seen. (Six or seven different cds of
    Gregorian chants!) 
    
    kh
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    re 44.12   Andreas Vollenweider will be in concert at Great Woods
    in Mansfield, Mass. on Aug 27th, for any of you in the New England 
    area who might want to get there.

    	- Bill