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Imagine walking along the beach in the early morning, listening to the quiet hiss of gentle waves, feeling the sand give under your bare feet, and noticing the soft, pastel colors around you. This is the gentle, reflective quality you will find in Kathy Raimey's debut CD, Flowers of Fire. Her soft piano improvisations were conceived in the early hours of each morning when she was “still close to the dream state,” and the music is perfect for that time of day, or for meditation or healing work. The sound of ocean waves provides the background for the pensive, heartfelt melodies that soothe and comfort the listener. Flowers
of Fire, with its beautiful
cover art, also by Kathy
Raimey, will only be found
in a few local
stores
and on Raimey's website,
www.cdbaby.com/kathyraimey,
as she is a local, independent
artist who is not yet represented
by a distributor. It's
worth the effort to seek
it out!
Spiral
Rhythm has released
I Am, a collection
of beautiful Pagan/Wiccan
chants. Sung by male and
female voices in rounds,
the lyrics are all clear
and easy to understand and
sing along with, and the
accompaniment is solely
by drum. Unlike some of
the earth religion chant
albums I've heard previously,
Spiral Rhythm all have good
professional voices (much
as I respect Starhawk and
Reclaiming, their tape of
chants is a bit painful
to my ears). Spiral Rhythm's
harmonies are beautiful,
but not beyond the abilities
of amateur singers who may
aspire to learn these songs.
Aside from the title song,
I Am, listeners will hear
Freedom, One Spirit, Mother
Mine, She Makes A Place
for Me, Moon is High, Descants,
Why Do You Call, Life Circle,
Drum Circle, Sound of Change,
OM, and
Healing Circle. All are
uplifting, inspiring, and
deeply spiritual, and the
drums are just right! Highly
recommended!
Kathryn
Sargent is the Editor and
music reviewer of Aquarius.
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