Deuter - Illumination of the Heart - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

UK two CD anthology featuring every track from the four albums released by Gryphon on the Transatlantic tag between 1973 and 1975. One of the most original groups to emerge in the progressive era, Gryphon came together at the instigation of Royal College of Music students Richard Harvey and Brian Gulland, initially as a vehicle to fuse traditional English music with Medieval and Renaissance music influences. Utilizing various traditional instruments such as Crumhorns, Recorders, Bassoons and Mandolins, Gryphon expanded with the addition of Graeme Taylor on guitar and Dave Oberle on drums and percussion. Singing to Transatlantic Records, Gryphon released their eponymous debut album in June 1973. The uniqueness of their musical style led to a commission to write a score for a stage production of The Tempest in 1974, parts of which formed the band's next album, Midnight Mushrumps, released in April 1974. By this time bass guitarist Philip Nestor had joined the fold, and the band began to explore more progressive influences. The progressive rock influences became even more apparent on Gryphon's acclaimed third album, Red Queen to Gryphon Three, released in December 1974. The album was one of the most successful of Gryphon's career and the diversity of their music saw Gryphon earn the distinction of being the first artists to appear on all four BBC radio networks in one week. Raindance was Gryphon's final album for Transatlantic Records. Issued in 1975, the record saw Philip Nestor replaced by Malcolm Bennett and was another successful record. This anthology features an illustrated booklet with an essay by Malcolm Dome and includes exclusive interviews with Richard Harvey, Brian Gulland, Graeme Taylor and Dave Oberle.

2013 from New Age couple Deva and Miten joined here by Manose, the bansuri bamboo flute player from Nepal. With their latest offering, Deva Premal and Miten intertwine their trademark Sanskrit mantras with sensual, Dub-inspired grooves. The German-born Premal's distinctive vibrato blends easily with the hypnotic vibe of the Reggae-inflected rhythms, heightening the inherent power of the sacred chants she sensually intones.

2018 . Deva is a calling - beyond the chattering mind, the heaviness of the heart and the numerous distractions of life, into a place of refuge and conscious relaxation. Alternately soothing, uplifting, and inviting, Deva's voice ushers us into deeper states of meditation, serving as a portal to inner-peace. The album is book-ended by versions of the InchSeven Chakra Gayatri MantraInch, creating an experience of a mystical journey well-travelled and coming full circle. Tracks range from alluring chants with life-partner Miten, to soaring bansuri lines by Nepalese maestro Manose, embedded inside a musical landscape created by producer Joby Baker's sensual groove based instrumentation - including the prayerful InchPrabhujeeInch, written by Pundit Ravi Shankar and featuring his daughter, Anoushka Shankar, on sitar. Always nurturing, this musical journey inspires everything from deep meditation to healing sleep to gentle dance movements, making the album tracks suitable for diverse playlists.