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Steven Halpern & Georgia Kelly – Ancient Echoes

Steven Halpern & Georgia Kelly – Ancient Echoes
MP3 @ 320 Kbps | 49:19 min | 1993 | 98.3 MB | 10% Recovery Record

This collaboration between healing-music artist Steven Halpern and harpist Georgia Kelly is a pleasant exercise in aimless musings that relax the soul and clear the mind. Halpern, long recognized for his educational work with New Age music, brings a starry Rhodes electric piano and synth to Kelly’s swirling, gentle harp as the two try to recreate the ancient ritual of spiritual healing through music. While Halpern’s electric piano may be a bit too drippy-dreamy, his synth is expansive and forms a soulful background for Kelly’s plucking. “The Oracle at Delphi” stands out for its droning effect and hint of Muslim chant while “From Eleusis” attracts with a melodious flute sound. Halpern and Kelly create a relaxed atmosphere that, in the hands of these two experienced New Age artists, is enchanting.  Special thanks to Lady Jane Wensleydale.  She is the one that provided this wonderful album.

Steven Halpern – Relaxation Suite

Steven Halpern – Relaxation Suite
MP3 @ 256 Kbps | 1:14:57 min | 2008 | 138 MB | 10% Recovery Record

Relaxation Suite delivers what the growing audience of stressed-out individuals wants: a sound solution that reduces stress and is exquisitely beautiful and pleasurable to listen to.  The first track, “Mello Cello,” features a historic duet with Grammy Award winner and cello virtuoso David Darling.  From the opening notes of the duet, it’s clear that this recording takes the field of sound healing to a new level of artistic expression.  Other tracks feature shakuhachi flute, silver flute, grand piano, electric piano, and layers of soothing ambience.

Steven Halpern & Suru – Afrodesia

Steven Halpern & Suru – Afrodesia
MP3 @ 256 Kbps | 1:09:47 min | 2001 | 138 MB | 10% Recovery Record

Steven Halpern’s forte is music for relaxation, but for Afro-Desia, he draws on his jazz and African studies background to groove with master Nigerian drummer Suru Ekeh (who died unexpectedly during the production of this album). Riding on the smooth fretless basslines ofMarc van Wageningen and the fancy drumwork of Suru, the album has a snappy, yet mellow, tone…. More With the exception of the explosive “Chango” and “Wachamba,” the drums rarely thunder, nor do instruments step up to take a solo. “Suru Smiles” is a joyous showcase of Suru’s drumwork. Halpern — who plays piano, synths, and electric guitar — rarely takes center stage; he graciously comps piano and synth support lines for the fabric of voices, bass, and drums. “Legacy” is typical of the album. Suru lays down a hypnotic drum pattern, while Halpern casts extended synth tones that encase the piece like a rainbow. ~ Carol Wright, All Music Guide.

Steven Halpern – Serenity Suite (Music & Nature Sounds)

Steven Halpern – Serenity Suite (Music & Nature Sounds)
MP3 @ 256 Kbps | 1:00:28 min | 1999 | 138 MB | 10% Recovery Record

If it hadn’t been for keyboardist Steve Halpern, the New Age genre may never have been born. His 1975 release, Spectrum Suite, marked the debut of a music whose compositional structure was free and intended for relaxation. Halpern built an entire career around this concept and thanks to his serenely inspired tinkling, along with the genre it spawned, thousands of listeners have found a musical way to unwind and heal from the stresses of life. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Halpern’s Serenity Suite, a 1999 release that marries the sounds of tweeting birds and mountain streams with a gentle piano and warm electric keyboards. It’s like a soundtrack to a camping trip, or rather, it captures the quiet contentment you experience when camping. Select tracks include airy flute, harp, and violin, which flow effortlessly within Halpern’s pleasant atmosphere like stream water over mossy rocks. This album isn’t for those who crinkle their nose at New Age music, but it certainly is for those interested in achieving serenity.

Steven Halpern – Effortless Relaxation

Steven Halpern – Effortless Relaxation
MP3 @ 192 Kbps | 51:30 min | 1994 | 79.8 MB | 10% Recovery Record

Health experts, including headache and Migraine specialists, agree that relaxation is essential to good health. For those of us with head pain disorders, it’s easy to get caught up in addressing those problems and not pay much attention to our general health. A good relaxation program addresses our general health as well as some head pain disorders.

This CD (also available in cassette) has some of the most beautiful and soothing music I have experienced. The original music included on the CD was composed by Stephen Halpern, Ph.D., an educator, composer, author, and recording artist of international acclaim.

In addition to the original music, this CD contains subliminal affirmations. They are unheard by the ear, but processed by the brain. The affirmations include:

“You are calm, peaceful and relaxed.”
“Your breathing is deep and regular.”
“You choose to create for yourself a lifestyle that nurtures and supports your well-being.”
If you’re looking for a good relaxation CD or tape, this one is definitely one to check out. Very professionally done with quality music, worthwhile affirmations, and an excellent sound quality, “Effortless Relaxation” is well worth the investment in both time and dollars.

Steven Halpern & Dik Darnell – Prophecies

Steven Halpern & Dik Darnell – Prophecies
MP3 @ 256 Kbps | 53:30 min | 1998 | 116 MB | 10% Recovery Record

Dik Darnell & Steven Halpern ALBUM OF THE YEAR WINNER AFIM Independent Music Awards Dik Darnell is one of the innovators in visionary music. His last album “In The Presence of Angels” was a finalist for the AFIM new age album of the year. He has produced 2 platinum and 3 gold albums. Two of his last five albums have been nominated for album of the year. Dik currently produces artists in addition to serving various humanitarian foundations. Steven Halpern is an internationally acclaimed composer, recording artist and sound healer who has touched the lives of millions throughout the world. He has released over 50 albums in his Inner Peace music series since 1975 and was honored by Keyboard Magazine as one of the twelve most influential keyboard artists of our time. Take yourself on a journey with the great prophets!

Steven Halpern – Music For Accelerated Learning

Steven Halpern – Music For Accelerated Learning
MP3 @ 320 Kbps | 1:03:24 min | 1999 | 156 MB | 10% Recovery Record

This album is the musical counterpart to ACCELERATING LEARNING. It contains some of the same tranquil songs from that album, minus the subliminal messages. Studies of the so-called “Mozart Effect” suggest that “whole-brain learning” is enhanced …    Full Descriptionin certain musical environments. MUSIC FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING provides just the sort of relaxing musical background for studying and retaining information.

Steven Halpern – Enhancing Creativity

Steven Halpern – Enhancing Creativity
MP3 @ 320 Kbps | 49:57 min | 1994 | 141 MB | 10% Recovery Record

Underneath the surpassingly tranquil keyboard music–some tracks culled from previous Steven Halpern albums and some written specifically around the theme of the album–these subliminal affirmations inspire creativity. The gentle cadences of …    Full Description“In the Theta Zone” and “Creativity Suite” are particularly hypnotic, whether used for their intended purpose, or just for relaxing listening.

Steven Halpern – Gifts Of The Angels

Steven Halpern – Gifts Of The Angels
MP3 @ 224 Kbps | 1:16:11 min | 1994 | 124 MB | 10% Recovery Record

When much of modern day’s rock music and the civilization’s pressure on people’s lifestyle has a stressful and bad influence on the well being Steven Halpern’s music is a blessing. The Godfather and inventor of the New Age music that has a healing and relaxing purpose makes music that puts the body in it’s own rhythm and leads into a state of balance and inner peace. Gifts of Angels does all this, but adds an extra dimension with its beautiful angel song, making this an absolute world class New Age album. The music puts the brain waves in an alpha state and sometimes my heartbeat even gets down to 40 beats per minute, leading to a sense of peace and relaxation at the same time as its get me ready to meet my everyday life as a more balanced and happier human being. To have the opportunity to lie down and do nothing, just listen to this beautiful music, and let it fill your entire body with peace and comfort is a luxury that I think every human being should have the opportunity to do and that everybody needs to do once in a while. Unfortunately many people don’t have the knowledge about New Age and the way it helps us to a better life. Bands like Rush, Journey and Def Leppard gives us the rush and entertainment that we need to be energetic while going to the gym or driving the car fast on a sunny summer day. Steven Halpern’s music gets the body in a state of balance and peace and helps us to get more concentrated and focused. The price of this CD is not just the price of another CD, it’s an investment in a better life, like buying a miracle pill that gets you healthier and helps you get away from illness and an unhealthy life, a pill that never will end.