Orchid

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Total Tracks: 8   Total Length: 79:02

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04.22.11
A great way to begin a massage with a groove.
2000 | Label: Interchill Records / IODA

By Ishq (British guitarist Mark Hillier), Orchid isn't tethered to the new age section, much less to massage or healing — its atmospheric, languid tracks float, hum, percolate and pulse like hologramatic projections from another dimension. The opening track, "Skyblue," is simply gorgeous, and while it might be a tad busy for some bodyworkers, it's a great way to begin a massage with a groove and really set the stage for an uplifting experience.

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Transient and Complete

Taba

The best of ambient artists take the listener beyond the music, producing something "more" in the mind and spirit. This album certainly accomplishes this...every time I listen.

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Great for massage or to sleepless to sleep

katams

I love playing this album as the last album of the night especially tied into a very relaxing massage. People drift off into the other world that this album creates lulling them into a sweet deep and comforting sleep. Simply magical.

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Death and Bhakti

maeric

I read an interview with the artist discussing the track 'Bhakti.' He wrote this to reflect on what the dying process was for a friend. The body holding on to the soul until finally it is released into the ethers. Bhakti is probably the most hauntingly beautiful song on the album and worthy of a download itself.

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Love it!

Periwinkle

I love, love, love this album. I usually listen to it mixed in with my massage playlist, it blends very well and offers much needed interest to me, I never get tired of hearing it. Well done.

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Ambient heaven

MR.GVEETR

Moody, deep, dark - in a nutshell, brilliant.

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Portraits In Sound

jugaluck

I downloaded this over a year ago based on the samples. I have never tired of it. I agree that it is everything that ambient should be. I would describe the tracks on this album as portraits in sound.

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u gotta get it

machrisod

this is an amazingly beautiful ambient disk. it's been over 2 years since i bought it and i still listen regularly. i think this disc alone redefines what ambient music should accomplish for the listener better than anything i've heard in a long time. very lush landscapes and melodic licks. if you like the genera this is a must have. also the AMG guide review is wrong. i think it's matt not mark hillier. remember when AMG was cool?

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Lush

Xahulz

The album begins by sounding almost groovy and the transition to a lush, atmospheric sound is seamless. The tracks work well together, being distinguishable and yet following a theme, culminating in the stunningly gorgeous Bhakti. This is one of the few albums I refuse to just listen to my favorite tracks, since they truly have less impact out of context. Well worth the download.

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Beauty for the ears

coykoi

This album consistently gives me goose bumps. Incredibly lush and emotive, i would never have the patience to write these songs but I'm so glad he did. Amazing stuff.

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Possibly best ambient on Emusic

JMac

After several listens I declare this one of the best ambient albums I know of, and certainly in contention for the best of the genre available on Emusic. Starts off kind of trip-hop-ish, then moves to long dreaming-droning stretches, come-and-go melodies, environmental sounds, and more gentle beats. Warm, sweet, and summery, like its namesake.

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