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gerald jay markoe : Product Reviews
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| Zen Meditations |
| Amazon.com review |
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Not that New Age music ever really needed a James Brown-styled figure, but Markoe has been the music's Godfather of the Super-Heavy Ultra-Bliss. A Julliard-trained keyboardist, who broadened the initial boundaries of New Age, Markoe has incorporated dozens of ethnic, jazz and classical elements into its ethereal sound.
Along the way, Markoe has whisked the genre off to the cosmos (the best-selling "Music Of The Pleiades"), bid glad tidings with the cherubs ("Music Of The Angels"), and nurtured some very important musical fusions with a Native American ensemble ("Where The Earth Touches The Stars" featuring Ancient Brotherhood).
Since moving to Puerto Rico, Markoe has begun to focus on an inner healing/spiritual quest that has led to scoring several motivational works, including background music for narrations by authors Stacey Dean and Alma Daniel.
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| Zen Meditations |
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“Zen Meditations” commences Markoe's new series of serene soundscapes based on traditional Asian settings, melding his celestial synthesizer with an assortment of temple bells and gongs, Oriental harps, flutes and crystal bowls. Like the wealth of Markoe's previous work, “Meditations” is more dazzling than any other world beat fusion, quietly drifting along as his music billows and flows like puffy, cumulous clouds of gentle music. Fans familiar with similar works by Eastern ambient artists like Kitaro or Kenso should note that Markoe’s scores refer more to the spiritual, meditative aspects of Asia’s music, rather than their sharp, plucky scales. “Zen Meditations” provides a radiant, effervescent experience that’s truly unique.
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