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"The Empty
Mirror: Tibetan Bells III"
"Tibetan
Bells III" represents the first meeting between Tibetan Bells
musicians Henry Wolff & Nancy Hennings and producer Brian
Keane. The CD is unusual yet serene, especially the 20 minute
meditative journey "The Empty Mirror". Although at times
the CD can seem like it's electronic or synthesized, all of the
instruments are in fact acoustic Tibetan bells, played with different
techniques. Recorded and mixed by Brian Keane at the Carriage
House in Stamford CT, "Tiberan Bells III" is a remarkably
big seller, having sold well into the six figures.
Track
List:
1.
Crossing The Line
2. Spacelights
3. Adrift
4. Starfires
5. Ascension Of The Subtle Body
6. The Empty Mirror
Release
Date: September 12, 1988
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Reviews:
Tower Pulse: "Brilliant...visionary...contemporary New
Age classical of the highest order." -- Lee Underwood
Amazon.com: 
" Purity of tone, long haunting echoes....The artists: 'Tibetan
Bells III' completes the musical odyssey of Henry Wolff and Nancy
Hennings, which began in 1969-1970 in India and Nepal. There,
under the tutelage of the Gyalawa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu,
or, Red Hat branch of Tibetan Buddhism, the artists began their
approach to the cosmic vision embodied in Buddhist teachings.
Wolff and Hennings' first album, 'Tibetan Bells', created a stir
when it was released in 1971. It represented a pioneering style
of music, unfamiliar to an audience experienced only in Western
modes of composition and instrumentation. In 1978, they recorded
'Tibetan Bells II' in San Francisco. The subsequent contribution
by Wolff and Hennings to the Philip Glass soundtrack for 'Koyaanisquatsi',
an avant-garde film, brought the bells before a new audience.
In 1983, the artists released 'Yamantaka' with the collaboration
of Mickey Hart, a percussionist with The Grateful Dead. Less traditional
in its use of the bells, it was an essential step in the realization
of 'Tibetan Bells III'. For Wolff and Hennings, this is the embodiment
of their visionary quest to explore the limits of the space/time
continuum. The project: By the expression of subtle harmonic relationships,
'Tibetan Bells III' quickly transcends the temporal domain. The
resonance of the Tibetan bell tones, far richer than any synthetically
produced sound, builds an increasingly fine perception and subtle
comprehension in the listener. The purity of tone and long haunting
echoes of 'Tibetan Bells III' create an audible curtain permitting
the listener to perceive a universe which extends beyond conventional
limits. The spectacular duration and purity of the bell tones
can be attributed to more than their composition. Wolff and Hennings
are the sounding boards through which we can approach a visionary
realm.
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