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| Sacred River | 
 enlarge | Artist: Gandalf
Label: Real Music
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 19945
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 3160
UPC: 046286316022
EAN: 0046286316022
ASIN: B000E40PZW
Release Date: February 21, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Morning at the River Beach | | • | Sacred River | | • | Blossoms Falling Like Snow | | • | Silen Joy | | • | The Ferryman's Tale | | • | Take Me Gently Across the Water | | • | Confidently Floating Seawards | | • | A Visionary Passage | | • | Flow, Water, Flow | | • | Where the River Joins the Ocean |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
A pleasant though modest recording, Sacred River is the third domestic release from Gandalf, an Austrian guitarist/multi-instrumentalist whose serene, sometimes atmospheric compositions can evoke comparisons to the music of 2002, David Arkenstone, and Secret Garden--even Mike Oldfield in a restful mood. Gandalf seems in an especially restful mood on Sacred River, a recording that mostly sidesteps the subtle drama and faint cosmic undercurrents that gave his two previous recordings just a hint of an edge. Even so, he manages to create some notable impressions here: the slow glide into sustained bliss heard on "Silent Joy," the welcoming stroll to undisturbed peace on "A Visionary Passage," and the float-away contentment of "Where the River Joins the Ocean." Meanwhile, most other selections revolve around quiet, guitar-focused pieces that, while calming, exude generic qualities that tend to leave listeners adrift in thematic flat water. Still, as a meditative/relaxing audio backdrop, it's an agreeable listen. Point of interest: The liner notes for the first time carry a photo of the artist, whose long white locks at first glance bring to mind Tolkien's Gandalf, as played in The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Ian McKellen. --Terry Wood
Album Description
Inspired by Siddhartha, who learns from the wise old ferryman to listen carefully to the voices of the river until he hears the eternal song of oneness and harmony, Gandalf invites you to imagine yourself in a boat on the Sacred River, letting the music be your ferryman, taking you gently across the water. Gandalf intricately weaves the sounds of acoustic, classical, and electric guitars with keyboard, percussion, piano,and soundsamplers for his enchanting sonic tale.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not what I expected April 14, 2008
This doesn't have much of a world music influence, which I expected from the album title. It is better characterized as "easy listening."
 relaxing music January 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very calm and relaxing music - it is a joy to listen to such a peaceful work of art and appreciate the excellent use of the instruments that produced it.
A River of Mystic Peace May 19, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The peace I experience whenever I listen to this astounding collection goes beyond words. It's not that I forget all my cares and troubles when I listen to the music. Rather, the music enables me to put them all in their proper place, creating valuable mental and emotional space and thus giving me room for other, often more important, matters. Gandalf's use of various instruments creates a harmonius variation of tonal colour, and the imagery this produces quiets the mind and prepares it for either deeply focused work or pure relaxation. It is soothing, comforting, but also genuinely inspiring.
Exquisitely Beautiful May 9, 2007
Exquisitely beautiful relaxing music. A lot like Gandalf's "More Than Just A Seagull". If you like one you'll probably also like the other.
 Sacred River has nice flow March 25, 2006
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
This CD is nice, easy to listen to. Not quite the level of Hillary Stagg but definitely worth purchasing.
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