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If you watched the Grammys the other night, you probably know that the field of healing music is not considered one of the major genres in which awards are given. Despite that fact, and the general lack of awareness or interest in most of the voting members and staff, one of the only albums to embody healing music as I have discussed it since 1985, actually won this year.
Namaste and congratulations to David Darling! His Prayer for Compassion CD won Best New Age category. You may recall that I reviewed David’s extraordinary performance on my Relaxation Suite album. The warmth of his tone is extraordinary. If he played only one note, it would be worth the price of admission.
But he is also a wonderfully soulful and creative improviser,
whose lyrical melodies resonate from the lower parts of your torso to the top of your head.
In fact, David was so delighted with the actual sound of his cello on this album, he told our engineer, Warren Dennis Kahn, and me that it was the best he had ever sounded! He even offered Warren a generous bonus to learn his secrets. From the sound of things, he learned his lessons well.
The “Mello Cello Effect”
Would this qualify as one degree of separation from me winning a Grammy? A good case could be made for that.* If you haven’t heard Relaxation Suite for yourself, check out the samples at innerpeacemusic.com. These samples are recorded at a higher rate than many sites; MP3s at 256 sound so much better than those
ripped at 128 or 192.
If you prefer to download rather than purchase the CD, you’ll definitely want to check out the four compositions that feature David’s mellow cello. The single tracks that feature David are “Mello Cello,” “Sweet Relaxation,” “Heartnotes,” and “Heartstrings.” These single track downloads are available at Amazon.com and iTunes. For just a little more, you can choose to purchase rest of the album. When I was finishing the editing, I would also loop each song, so that it repeated once or twice. If you do this, you will definitely experience the “Mello Cello Effect.”
Although the odds of a full-on healing album ever winning Album of the Year are slim to none, there were also a few moments during the broadcast that registered on
