Passage is a wonderful mix of acoustic and electronic instruments, including: acoustic and electric guitars, Native American flutes, Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, various chimes and bells, synthesizers and samplers. Prepare for your journey.

PASSAGE is 62 minutes, symbolic of a journey within a journey. You may listen in any order, but this is how the journey proceeds for me:

DAWN OF LIGHT: A perfect day starts with a perfect Dawn... new beginnings with the first step, a heart open to transformation. Dawn of Light invites us to stop, breathe, and let our breath's rhythm match the flow of the soundscape. Prepare for the journey within.

POINT LOBOS: Spend the day on the rich, diverse coastline of Point Lobos, near Monterey, California. Natural cadences of wind, surf and ocean air, with sea birds, harbor seals, otters, and distant humpbacks, create a deep calm, offering boundless space for inspiration and hope. The ocean washes away our stress, and heals.

IN THE NOW: Journey deeply into the present as chimes and a Tibetan singing bowl erase time. Each breath in & out cleanses and renews us.

INNER PEACE: End with the Beginning. The genesis of this, the first piece composed for Passage, was the Winter Solstice of 2005. With the first brush strokes during the shortest days of the year, it gives thanks and optimistically looks to spring's rising Light.

Follow your Heart. Dream. Create. Realize Transformation.

Peace to you on your Journey,
Mike Wall

1. Dawn of Light
2. Point Lobos
3. In the Now
4. Inner Peace

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 7/20/2008
Mike Wall lives in Washington USA

Tagged as: New Age, Ambient

1. Music of Fernando Sor by Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
2. Hidden Sky by Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
3. Second Sight by Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
4. Angelorum - The Harps in the Trees by Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
5. Music from Braid by Sieber, Kammen and Fulton: dreamy music from the acclaimed video game Braid
6. Seven Waves of Knowing by Sambodhi Prem: reflections of the moon in music
7. Ambiencellist Part II by Claire Fitch: ambient cellist
8. Celocity by Claire Fitch: ambient cellist
9. A Celebration of Robert Burns by Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
10. The Castle of the Holly King by Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
11. Elizabeth's Lutes by Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
12. 15 by Daniel Bautista: while my guitar gently shreds
13. Weirdos and Classics by Daniel Bautista: while my guitar gently shreds
14. A Harper's Holiday in Wales by Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
15. Beethoven Piano and Cello Works by Tanya Tomkins and Eric Zivian: Beethoven Piano and Cello Works
16. Piano Works by Tuskle: contemporary jazz/classical hybrid compositions
17. Autumn Suite Volume 1 by Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
18. Salutation by Poeticall Musicke: Late Renaissance and Early Baroque music, historically performed
19. The Chopin Variations (on piano, violin and cello) by Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
20. An Evening With Bach by Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations

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