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Sanctum by Stefano Pando (sold at http://cdbaby.com/cd/spando   www.materianova.com)

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Sanctum is world / ambient / new age album with great originality and deepness having a blend of acoustic and electronic instruments. This musical creation has a world music feel to it, it holds instruments from the ancient worlds traditions as Iranian, Arabian, Indian and Japanese. The lyrical or mantric influences are of ancient jewish, indian / hinduism and buddhism traditions. The musical influences are a mix of modern western music (electronic), with middle east, north African tribal rhythms and sounds from the far east. Sanctum has been created with the intention of raising ones vibrational level in the spiritual sense, it is used by healers as a healing tool, good for entering into one’s inner self.

Sirius Bowl by Mitsar (sold at www.materianova.com)

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A raunchy mixture of Beck, Bowie and XTC would define it. A little bit of industrial, and a little bit of 80`s sound. Lots of guitars...bass synthesizer...fuzz...banging drums and more. Songs talk about life, fantasies, science fiction and farmer stories.

Upside by Mitsar (sold at www.materianova.com)

Description :
It covers a wide range of musical styles like: electronica, worldbeat to psychedelic trip hop and industrial punk to goa/techno. It has a very experimental twist to it. Wild psychedelic material with lots of female vocals and keybaord sounds and effects performed live. Various warm moods and dark ambiences, weird and radical musical twists with also some strange vocal performances...very creative!

Lute Works by Stefano Pando

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Lute Works was created with the desire to freshen the Lute's musical dimensions by considering it's roots and its possibilities. These compositions and arrangements are created using the 16th Century contrapunctal technique allowing, in few cases, for other musical ideas and expressions. With the Lute I can express, in the Renaissance style, emotions from my own life experiences. Two factors were important for my choice of pieces, to make this pleasing and accessable for a wide audience and yet to be interesting and substantial for a trained listener. ...

Musique à la cour de Ferdinand II d'Aragon et d'Isabelle de Castille by Gabriel Hernandez

Description :
Cancionero de Palacio, de la Colombina et de Upsala, Romances et Villancicos (1474 -1576).

This Album brings you back to the poetic-musical genre of the 15th and early 16th centuries in Spain. Mysterious and romantic songs (Romances et Villancicos) are taken in it`s purest form from the Palacio Song Book of the most essential manuscript of Spanish music to this day. Also songs from the Upsala Song Book and Colombia Song Book are taken under consideration on this album.

Gabriel Hernandez haute-contre vocalist sings in the original spanish dialect of that era, with his warm vibrant tone, soft and flowing, respecting the early music style approach. Accompanied by Stefano Pando on the Vihuela De Mano, an early string instrument played with the fingers, alike the classical guitar, with an angelic sound like the harp or a lute, played mainly for the court. This album offers four Vihuela solos written by Luis Milan (ca.1500-ca.1561).