Hearts of Space #1003 Wintertones (02-01-2013)

Ambient - Instrumental - Singing Bowls

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"A coldtime Metallophonic Journey"
This is the current week's one hour program from Hearts of Space Native American Radio Show, broadcast on the weekend of February 1st. Split to MP3s at VBR rate. Voiceovers have been suppressed.

Program Notes by Stephen Hill, Producer
At the nadir of winter, the time of deepest cold and lowest natural activity, the sound of the resonant percussion family of instruments takes on an uncanny appeal. The metallophones — bells, bowls, gongs, chimes, and cymbals — speak eloquently in the chilled, quiet air. Whether used for religious ceremonies in ancient mountain cultures like Tibet, for sound healing and therapeutic work, or for creative experimental music — these instruments have a mysterious elegance and power. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, another resonant percussion journey, on a program called WINTERTONES.

Personal Note:
This hour of music is composed entirely of the sounds of Tibetan singing bowls. As a result, it has many variations in tone and depth. Some of the songs have deeply reverberating sounds which predominate in them! You may prefer to reduce the "base tones" on your audioplayer!