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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. “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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| Artist |
Gerald Jay Marcoe |
| Title |
Turn Up the Heat |
| Label |
GRP Concord |
| Reviewer |
Richard Proplesch |
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