Meditation Soundtrack
by
Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke
During their long years of nomadic traveling Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke have resorted to meditation and yoga practice to remain centered in spite of a restless lifestyle. After being asked by many fans worldwide if they would compose a soundtrack suitable for spiritual and body work, they have now finished an album with this intent.
UNITY is the Hacke -de Picciotto mixture of drones, throat singing, spoken word, violin harmonies, electric bass guitar and soundscapes with an extra dose of “bow chime” and Indian harmonium.
The album contains three extended pieces of music each 20 minutes long specifically composed to accompany yogic exercise and to induce a meditative state. Though it can also be listened to just for relaxation and general enjoyment, we advise strongly against playing UNITY while operating automobiles or other heavy machinery.
UNITY
Meditations-Soundtrack
von
Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke
Während ihrer langen Jahre nomadischen Reisens haben Danielle de Picciotto und Alexander Hacke regelmässig auf Meditation und Yoga zurückgegriffen, um trotz eines rastlosen Lebensstil zentriert zu bleiben. Nachdem sie weltweit von vielen Fans gefragt worden sind, ob sie einen für Meditation und Yogapraxis geeigneten Soundtrack komponieren würden, haben sie nun ein Album mit dieser Absicht fertiggestellt.
UNITY ist die Hacke -de Picciotto Mischung aus Drones, Obertongesang, Spoken Word, Violinenharmonien, elektrischer Bassgitarre und Soundscapes mit einer zusätzlichen Dosis “Bow Chime” und indischem Harmonium. Das Album enthält drei ausgedehnte 20-minutige Musikstücke, die komponiert wurden, um yogische Übungen zu begleiten und meditative Zustände zu fördern. Obgleich es auch nur zur Entspannung und zum allgemeinen Genuss gehört werden kann, raten wir stark davon ab, UNITY zu abzuspielen, während Automobile oder andere schwere Maschinen betätigt werden.
credits
released November 15, 2016
All music written, performed, arranged and produced by
Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke
Danielle de Picciotto: spoken word, hurdy gurdy, harmonium, violin, autoharp
Alexander Hacke: throat singing, bow chime, bass guitar, programming, percussion
Words by Danielle de Picciotto
Recordings, mixes and mastering engineered by Alexander Hacke at
Studio 65, Berlin
Studio assistance: Amir Golani
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