Compilations

Catalogue #: SHM6023.2
Label: Spring Hill Music
Year of Release: 1999

Track 1, “Further East”, features on the James Asher album “Tigers of the Raj“.

Music for the Spiritual Tourist – A Musical Odyssey Through the Outer Reaches of Belief. Compiled by Mick Brown, Author of the Spiritual Tourist. Mick Brown is the author of three books: Richard Branson: The Inside Story; American Heartbeat: Travels from Woodstock to San Jose by Song Title, which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Prize for best travel book in 1994; and The Spiritual Tourist: A personal Odyssey Through the Outer Reaches of Belief. Born in London in 1950, he is a freelance journalist and broadcaster.

Catalogue #: ZYX 81196-2
Label: ZYX
Year of Release: 1999

Track 15 on CD2, “Ocean of Dreams”, features on the James Asher album “Feet in the Soil“.

Age of Aquarius – Galactica One. Welcome – to an extraordinary journey through the various styles of a special kind of music for meditation, New Age Music or Instrumental Music. Yet, these terms are too restricting and they have often been misunderstood, so that more and more people use the more complex term COSMOPOLITAN MUSIC. The tracks by the artists we have chosen are all in a particular way “spiritual”, and their music will take you to new horizons – and beyond. It may be mind expanding and, as some listeners have said, it may even give you spiritual welfare. The musicians have created milestones in the history of music, that have, until now, been appreciated by a rather small group of people. You are now able to enjoy the two CD’s on one compilation. Get lost in a tremendous, atmospheric musical dream on CD1; the music on CD2 is more dynamic and rhythmical. All the fine compositions were written over a period of more than 20 years and they definitely helped develop the positive image of COSMOPOLITAN MUSIC.

Catalogue #: XDUSTCD4
Label: Virgin Records
Year of Release: 1999

Track 6, Sunshine Underground, contains a sample of “Asian Workshop” from James Ashers library album “Abstracts”.

The Chemical Brothers – Surrender is the third album from The Chemical Brothers and was released on June 22, 1999. It features Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Hope Sandoval (ex Mazzy Star) and Bernard Sumner (New Order) as guest vocalists. Leeds band The Sunshine Underground took their name from the sixth track on the album, which contains a sample of “Asian Workshop” from James Ashers library album “Abstracts”. It was certified 2x Platinum by the BPI on September 30, 2005. The song “Asleep from Day” was used in a commercial for the French airline Air France.

Catalogue #: 2104-2
Label: Libra Music
Year of Release: 1998

Track 5, “Send in the Tribes “, features on the James Asher album “Globalarium“.

Catalogue #: NARADA 72438-45788-2-4
Label: Narada Productions
Year of Release: 1998

Track 1, “Ljeilu “, features on the James Asher album “Feet in the Soil“.

Mondobeat – Masters of Percussion Rhythm: The pattern of movement in time. Rhythm can catalyse complete exultation or deep meditation. It can cause the involuntary tapping of a foot or induce a trance-like state. It possesses healing properties Western civilisation has only recently begun to appreciate. Our lives are governed by rhythm, from slow cycle of seasons to the over fluctuating tempos of our hearts. The true power of rhythm may be impossible to define with words. But if you have ever felt a rhythm groove so deep that you must submit to its inescapable pulse, you know rhythm for life – because rhythm is life. Drumming is the embodiment of the rhythm (life) that surrounds us. In many cultures drummers are social leaders, and their drums are recognised as powerfully magical instruments. There are special rhythms designated for specific times of day and night. In India, the kerwah rhythm is named for the camel and mimics its loping gait. Common events as well as special occasions are observed with different rhythms. Manifesting the power of rhythm, drummers have provided cultural bonds for thousands of years. This album is a vast landscape in which rhythm is foremost, performed by artists as diverse as the cultures from which they come. These masters have dedicated their lives to the art of percussion. Enjoy! – Greg Ellis.

Catalogue #: SHM-718795-6020.2
Label: Spring Hill Music
Year of Release: 1998

Track 6, “Earth Song”, features on the James Asher album “Feet in the Soil“.

Margot Anand – The Music of Everyday Ecstasy: Music for Passion, Spirit and Joy A native of France, Margot Anand studied psychology at the Sorbonne and has had extensive training in gestalt, Tantra, yoga, bioenergetics, massage, and meditation. For the past 15 years she has been in the forefront of the Tantra field, teaching her ‘High Sex’ classes and lecturing all over the world. A best selling author of The Art of Sexual Ecstasy and The Art of Sexual Magic, she is the founder of the Sky Dancing Institute – a world-wide centre for progressive learning. Anand is also musician and singer. Named by the UTNE READER as one of 1996’s Visionaries. Anand travels the world speaking at conferences, conducting workshops and training’s, and working with leaders in business, government, and progressive social change. She lives in Northern California.

Catalogue #: SWP7091-2
Label: Seventh Wave Productions
Year of Release: 1997

Track 7, “Stargazer”, is an exclusive track by James Asher.

A Very Green Christmas – Artists for Earth. When we at Seventh Wave decided to make a holiday album, we wanted to do something more than simply release a compilation of seasonal songs by wonderful artists. We wanted to make a statement about what the holiday season, be it Christmas, Chanukah, or a celebration of the solstice, can mean to people. At its best, the Christmas season brings out giving and sharing feelings in people, and it can prompt them to set aside minor matters and to focus on their higher sensibilities and spirit. Often the music of the season celebrates and reminds us of this phenomenon. In determining to make an environmentally concerned or “green” album, we thought about the phrase “Peace on earth, Goodwill to all Mankind”. It’s a wonderful phrase, and it nicely sums up the higher holiday spirit. We think, however, that it is too limiting. We believe that all living things on this planet share in the blessing of life bestowed by the Earth, and that it is incumbent on us as humans to extend our goodwill to all the flora and fauna of the world. “Peace on earth, Goodwill to the Earth”. It includes us all and sustains us all. The artists on this album, “Artists for Earth”, all devoted themselves to sharing this music with you in this spirit. From all of us then, have a Very Green Christmas!