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Renowned visionary David Arkenstone holds the key to a secret centuries old, made of magic and mystery, of Myths and Legends. A place that exists all around us and within our hearts, minds, and souls. The key to this secret lies within the musical textures, layered melodic material, and sonic encoding contained herein. Each playing offers a personal journey of discovery unlocking a hidden door bringing light into our world. 

Myths and Legends includes a second bonus CD engineered to greatly enhance your listening experience.  Both CDs are designed to be played simultaneously. 

Media Type: three CD/DVD set

Artist Bio:

Look back at David Arkenstone’s career and you’ll find his music being influenced by every dimension of his personality: the contemporary-progressive musician; the ethnomusicologist; the Sibelius disciple; the internal time-traveler. "I would add adventurer, too," says David Arkenstone, rounding out a cross-pollinated list of attributes that have helped establish him as one of contemporary instrumental music’s most distinctive composers. "I can’t always participate in a real adventure, but I usually try to take some kind of mental adventure every day. It influences my composing." Arkenstone’s music has had a similar effect on listeners since the release of his 1987 debut recording, VALLEY IN THE CLOUDS. Described by one reviewer as "one of the most exquisite electronic new age recordings ever produced," the album launched a career that has yielded two Grammy® Award nominations, two #1 albums, career sales that exceed 1 million recordings, and a dedicated fan base drawn to Arkenstone’s inventive fusion of technology and mythology for its ability to part the mind’s curtains and activate wide-screen imaginations.

Review:

Myths and Legends

Amazon.com - Terry Wood

Amazon.com Myths and Legends arrives 20 years after the release of Valley in the Clouds, David Arkenstone's still-mesmerizing debut recording, and the composer/multi-instrumentalist calls it "probably the most ambitious project I have ever attempted." Extras certainly abound here. Beyond a bonus DVD, which mingles nature images, animation, and a few campy videos, Myths and Legends includes a supplemental audio CD designed to be played simultaneously (on a separate system) with the main audio disc. Synching up two discs can be an unwieldy task, yet the effort yields an entertaining listening experience where the main disc is enriched by a wealth of sonic accents (roars, voices, rattles, and hums), giving Arkenstone's musical tales a deeper dimension. (The migration of electric guitar between the two discs during "Daughter of the Sun" provides some fun aural calisthenics.) So, is it great music or just a great gimmick? For fans attracted to Arkenstone's cinematic flourishes and storytelling reveries through sound, it's pleasant, usually interesting listening--another reminder that he remains a worthy contender for a major soundtrack project. Arkenstone adorns many compositions with Celtic, Middle Eastern, and tribal colors, and links many with a sense of spirited, seafaring swagger. His fondness for flutes sometimes softens his sound a touch too much, but at other times Arkenstone allows the cosmic winds to carry him to interesting, dynamic places (such as "Tree of Life").

Product SKU: GM-60202-MYTHSA