The CD-album "Sound Soul" consists of peaceful New Age music. This
is
accentuated by the fact that his eldest daughter Ravenna started drawing
angels after listening to the music. "So impressive, emphasizing the
theme of my music that I cannot think of a better cover design !" says
Alphons Arts, composer & producer of this album.
How is the music on this album best described as ? Layered eternal
sounds with lyric melodies create a warm and sensitive sound decor,
so
typical of Eternal Ambient Music as Alphons calls this type of music.
His inspiration is reflected in this album. A palette of sounds to
paint the reflection of the mind to express the inner feelings.
He has named the album "Sound Soul"; Sound in the meaning of
the verb
-piano -strings -heavenly voices combined with for example the cry of
an
exotic bird. The other word choice of sound is purposely chosen to
indicate health and prosper of the spirit.
Since Alphons considers his music very personal, he has composed and
produced this album all alone in a very unconventional way to keep the
originality and quality of these compositions. Each recording stands
by
itself and has a theme sometimes led by a rhythmic beat of a special
instrument such as the didgeridoo. He insisted adding a subtitle to
the
name of each song to emphasize the theme of the recording.
Alphons Arts is respected for his futuristic and visionaire music
amongst the New Age musicians in Europe. He is a master on the
synthesizer, or workstation as he likes to call his instrument since
he
uses recorded modified sounds as the basis for his songs. "With this
new
technology it opens so many more possibilities" says Alphons Arts.
He is back in Deurne again, a small peaceful village in The Netherlands
after his continuous traveling abroad over the years. The album is
already available in the European main music stores and is now being
released in the United States.
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