Hearts of Space #1076 PATH TO STILLNESS 8-May-2015 MP3 320kbps

Hearts of Space #1076 PATH TO STILLNESS 8-May-2015



PGM 1076 : "PATH TO STILLNESS"

PGM NOTE : a journey in the Chinese-Japanese soundspace

GENRE(s) : Chinese, Japanese, Spring

FIRST BROADCAST : 8-May-2015

INTRO : The cherry blossoms are long gone here in California, but in Japan they bloom famously from early March through the end of April. It reminded us that it's been six years since we've done a program of Chinese and Japanese spacemusic, an omission we're going to fix on this edition of Hearts of Space.

Traditional Chinese and Japanese music goes back several thousand years, with hundreds of regional styles and dozens of exotic-sounding string, wind, and percussion instruments, like the pipa (a four stringed lute), the violin-like erhu. and the end-blown bamboo flute called the shakuhachi, used by Buddhist monks for meditation. It's a tradition that's been challenged in the dynamic environment of modern China and Japan, but there are dedicated native and western artists working to transform it for the 21st century.

On this transmission of Hearts of Space, contemplative sounds from the edge of Asia, on a program called PATH TO STILLNESS.

WU MAN, LUIS CONTE & DANIEL HO
Arirang < 00:00->03:13 >
: OUR WORLD IN SONG: AN ODYSSEY OF MUSICAL TREASURES ; Wind TCD-5331; 2014
: Info: www.windmusic.com.tw

HIROKI OKANO
.jp < 03:13->06:36 >
: .JP ; Ambience AMB-015; 2014
: Info: www.okano-hiroki.com

HIROKI OKANO
Kazeniwa < 06:36->10:48 >
: SHOUKOU ; Ambience AMB-006; 2002
: Info: www.okano-hiroki.com

YANG YING
Wandering < 10:48->14:55 >
: ELIXIR: MUSIC FOR MOVING & STILL MEDITATION ; WenSar 2004
: Info: www.yangying-music.com

FORREST FANG
Burnt Offerings < 14:55->19:06 >
: LETTERS TO THE FARTHEST STAR ; Projekt PRO312; 2015
: Info: www.projekt.com

MICHAEL ATHERTON & JAMES ASHLEY FRANKLIN
Mountain Grandeur < 19:06->25:29 >
: ABUNDANCE ; Celestial Harmonies 13192-2; 2001
: Info: www.harmonies.com

RILEY LEE
Descending < 25:29->34:57 >
Stillness < 34:57->50:14 >
Realization < 50:14->58:59 >
: SHAKUHACHI SLEEP MUSIC ; Sounds True MM04369D; 2015
: Info: www.soundstrue.com

PRODUCED BY : Steve Davis and Stephen Hill

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