Laraaji - Vision Songs - VINYL LP

An overview of Laraaji's earliest works, Glimpses of Infinity gathers selections from his 1978 debut Celestial Vibration and six additional studio sessions from the era. Full of discovery and wonderment, Glimpses of Infinity is a miraculous chronicle of new age's most fabled artist. Album Tracks 1. Bethlehem (Glimpse) 2. All Pervading (Glimpse) 3. Segue to Infinity (Glimpse) 4. Kalimba 1 (Glimpse) 5. Koto (Glimpse) 6. Ocean (Glimpse) 7. Kalimba 2 (Glimpse) 8. Kalimba 4 (Glimpse)

Album Tracks 1. Cave [Bee Mask Remix] 2. Kalimba [Ela Orleans Remix] 3. Tilturn [Sun Araw Remix] 4. Space [Motion Sickness of Time Travel Remix]

American musician Laraaji is one of new age's most distinctive, prolific, and charismatic artists. A master of multiple instruments, he primarily constructs his lengthy, meditative soundscapes from an electronically altered zither, hammered dulcimer, kalimba, synthesizers, piano, and other instruments, as well as natural sounds and vocals. Since first gaining exposure in the early '80s after a chance meeting with ambient innovator, who produced the landmark Ambient 3 Day of Radiance (1980), Laraaji has released countless cassettes and albums, ranging from the mantra-like synth pop of Vision Songs, Vol. 1 (1984) to the extended drones of 1987's Essence/Universe. Additionally, he has collaborated with several electronic, experimental, rock, and dub musicians, including Japanese dub crew (The Way Out Is the Way In, 1995), ('s Sacrifice, 1998), and Philadelphia duo (FRKWYS Vol. 8, 2011). On solo efforts like 2017's Sun Gong and 2020's Sun Piano and Moon Piano, he focuses on playing a single instrument. He has continued to reissue and unearth older material with releases such as the 2023 box set Segue to Infinity, and to collaborations like Baptismal (with). In addition to his musical career, he is well-known for his Laughter Meditation Workshops.Laraaji was born Edward Larry Gordon in Philadelphia in 1943. While growing up in New Jersey, he studied several instruments as well as vocals, and he attended Washington, D.C.'s Howard University on a music scholarship. He then moved to New York City with the intention of making a living as an actor and comedian. He began to study Eastern mysticism, which would change the course of his life. He found a zither at a local pawn shop and experimented with it, developing a unique sound through electronic enhancement and unconventional playing techniques. He released his first album, Celestial Vibration, under his own name in 1978