Al Gromer Khan - Tantra Drums [APE][World, Meditative, New Age]

Al Gromer Khan - Tantra Drums [APE][World, Meditative, New Age]



Included here....



Almond Blossom Day (2000)

Chai & Roses (1987)

Divan I Khas (1984)

Konya (1997)

Tabris (1991)

Tantra Drums (1998)



Al Gromer Khan (aka Aloysius Gromer) earned the right to use the name "Khan" by demonstrating master proficiency on the sitar. Tantra Drums is a set of ethnic electro-tribal ambience based on the ritualism of an ancient Shakti cult. Tantra contains dark and exotic rituals and deep spirituality. Modern culture has bastardized the term, so Khan has composed, arranged, and performed these soundscapes in modern poetic parlance in order to preserve both the erotic and spiritual meanings. The music is deep and hot. Khan's atmospheres surround the rhythms; his sitar compliments the atmospheres. The ethnic overtones complete his soundworld. Deep listening is a must for this lush and full soundscape. The CD will appeal to fans of Mo Boma, David Parsons, and Omar Faruk Tekbilek. Fans of Middle Eastern and Far Eastern ambient fusion will find this important. Casual fans will find it interesting.



Outstanding for tantra or meditation, July 8, 2005 By Dr. Bill "Professor, spiritualist, mammal" (Charlottesville, VA USA)



The unique aspect of this album is the underlying steady beat... a single rhythm extending from beginning to end, and at a perfect pace for breathing meditation or tantric lovemaking. In fact, this album is so well crafted for those purposes that it's hard to imagine using anything else. I've not found its equal (though Al Gromer Khan's "Tantra Drums" is in the right ballpark). If anyone can recommend a CD with a similar, slow, steady, visceral beat and well suited to meditative or tantric practice I would love to hear it. Until then, BUY THIS CD!



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Al Gromer Khan & Amelia Cuni - Monsoon Point



Born in Bavaria in 1946, Alois Gromer has lived in England, India, and Morocco, which broadened his musical tastes and performing style. He attended a recital by sitarist Vilayat Khan and was so moved that he dedicated his life and art to the study of the sitar. After studying with master sitarist Imrat Khan, Gromer became a member of the Khan-i-Gharana dynasty in 1975 and added the Khan name to his own. His contemplative, contemporary approach to music made him popular in the arenas of radio and television scoring, as well as with progressively minded artists like Deuter, Amon Dⁿⁿl, and Florian Fricke of Popul Vuh, with whom Khan collaborated. Solo outings like Mahogany Nights, Space Hotel, and Kamasutra drew critical acclaim for their supple blend of technique, tradition, and technology. 1999 saw the release of Music From an Eastern Rosegarden;

Almond Blossom Day followed a year later and mid-2000 saw the release of God Perfume II. Sufi was issued a year later.



Though his sitar talents take a back seat on this album, Al Gromer Khan creates the appropriate nocturnal ambience on Mahogany Nights with synthesizers, vibes, marimbas, bells, and unique percussion touches like African logs. Khan's sitar accents rather than dominates pieces like "Taj" and "Night of the Scorpion," and the overall effect is spacious and exotically melodic. Mahogany Nights is a good, gradual introduction to Khan's talents as a composer and sitarist.



Al Gromer Khan discography



1970 Divan I Khas

1974 Hesse Between Music (Wergo CD) ? Al Gromer Khan/P.M. Hamel/J.E. Berendt

1976 Yoga (High Tide) ? 1993 ? Al Gromer Khan/Popol Vuh (Florian Fricke)

1980 Uranus Venus (Warner Bros.) ? Al Gromer Khan/Mario Strack/Ute Lenz/ Jörg Evers

1981 Zuban (Major Music LP/Isis MC) ? Al Gromer Khan/Mario Strack

1984 Divan I Khas [Visions of a Mogul Prince] (Isis MC + LP) ? Al Gromer Khan/Mario Strack

1984 Hymns of Secret Glory (Aquamarin MC) ? Al Gromer Khan/Klaus Wiese

1985 In High Places (Aquamarin MC) ? Al Gromer Khan/Klaus Wiese

1986 Kama Sutra: The Original Music of the Indian Sex Ritual (Eversongs CD) ? Al Gromer Khan/ Jörg Evers

1986 The Neuschwanstein Tapes (Aquamarin MC) ? Al Gromer Khan/Kai Taschner

1987 Chai and Roses (Aquamarin MC) ? Al Gromer Khan

1987 The God Perfume (Aquamarin MC) ? Al Gromer Khan

1989 Khama Sutra 2

1989 Music from an Eastern Rosegarden (Aquamarin CD/MC) ? Al Gromer Khan

1990 Der Tigerbericht (Sheema Medien 2 CD Set Hörbuch & Musik) ? Dietrich Wild/Al Gromer Khan ? 2004

1990 Mahogany Nights (Hearts of Space CD/MC) ? Al Gromer Khan/Stephen Hill

1991 Kama Sutra II (Musicolor/Araba CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1991 Tabris (Musicolor/Araba CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1992 The God Perfume II [mp3] [ape](Aquamarin CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1992 Utopia (Aquamarin CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1993 Beautiful Marva

1993 Beautiful Marva (Aquarius CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1994 Attar ? Musik als Parfⁿm (Wergo CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1994 Konya (Bluestar Music CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1995 Monsoon Point (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan/Amelia Cuni

1996 Black Marble and Sweet Fire (Hearts of Space) ? Al Gromer Khan/Kai Taschner

1996 Space Hotel

1997 Konya

1997 Marco Polo/Tan Dun (SONY/Opera) ? Al Gromer Khan/Soloist

1997 Space Hotel (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan

1998 Tantra Drums (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan

1999 Almond Blossom Day (Aquamarin CD) ? Al Gromer Khan

1999 Kamasutra Experience

1999 Kamasutra Experience (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan

1999 Music From An Eastern Rosegarden

2000 Almond Blossom Day

2000 Kamasutra

2000 Sufi (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan

2000 The God Perfume II

2001 Lexus: Future Miniatures (Intuition Wergo) ? Al Gromer Khan

2002 Future Lounge (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan

2002 Indian Music (RASA Music) ? Al Gromer Khan

2004 Chai & Roses (RASA Music) ? Al Gromer Khan

2004 Savoy Tea Time (RASA Music) ? Sébastien Illiano/Al Gromer Khan/Raed Khoshaba/Kai Taschner

2004 Tantra Electronica (New Earth Records) ? Al Gromer Khan/Emin Corrado

2005 The Alchemy of Happiness (RASA Music) ? Al Gromer Khan/Klaus Wiese

2006 Turya (RASA Music) ? Al Gromer Khan



Al Gromer Khan - Mahogany Nights.

Though his sitar talents take a back seat on this album, Al Gromer Khan creates the appropriate nocturnal ambience on Mahogany Nights with synthesizers, vibes, marimbas, bells and unique percussion touches like African logs. Khan's sitar accents rather than dominates pieces like 'Taj' and 'Night of the Scorpion', and the overall effect is spacious and exotically melodic. Mahogany Nights is a good, gradual introduction to Khan's talents as a composer and sitarist.



Al Gromer Khan ~ Sufi



Al Gromer Khan (aka Aloysius Gromer) has built many soundscapes from his cross-cultural virtuosity. For Sufi, he relies heavily on Indian acoustic instruments and contemporary electronics. The CD is based on the intense poetry of the Sufi and the purity of their spirituality. Khan was deeply influenced by the teachings of Ustad Vilayat Khan and his demonstration of how a small fragment of music begets new realities. He embraces Sufism that works from direct experiences and allows it to affect his music -- deeply. This gentle soundscape is very subtle. The atmospheres are vacuous and large; Al Gromer Khan's sound design is flawless. The music builds and collapses upon itself continuously. Deep listeners will be fascinated by the depth of the journey. The unique soundscape will appeal to fans of David Parsons, Jalan Jalan, and Angelo Riccardi. It was a finalist in the New Age



Genre: New Age | Ethnic Fusion



1. Khanqah

2. Moderate Mast Near Motor Station

3. Zikr

4. Futura

5. Hal-Fez

6. Tanyet

7. Ya Aziz (Ambient-Adagio-Alap)

8. The Crowning Of H.S.

9. Dargah



Mahogany Nights



01. Taj 24:47

02. The Abdullah Tree 03:03

03. Night of the Scorpion 07:23

04. Kob-i-Noor 09:35

05. Mumtaz 06:04

06. Moghul Lace 06:07





Al Gromer Khan - Lexus



Al Gromer Khan (born Aloysius Gromer) has become quite prolific in the new millennium. Lexus: Future Miniatures is one of his discs and it is, perhaps, the most traditional or accessible of the lot. Slow raga rhythms carry deep atmospheres along a fine line that borders on electro-tribal ambience. Gromer has long been recognized as one of the premiere practitioners of that style. This is certainly among his best efforts in that vein. It is very reminiscent of some of the classic desert ambient CDs of the masters, and Gromer?s subtle sitar adds a real sense of depth. This CD will appeal to fans of Steve Roach, Biff Johnson, Ma Ja Le, TUU, and V



01. Venus in Wasteland 03:59

02. Air Wave 04:47

03. Shafaq 04:23

04. Urban Deo 04:44

05. The Procession 06:05

06. Bermondsay 06:48

07. Latif Plaza 04:59

08. Lexus 08:32

09. Numa Zone 06:58



Al Gromer Khan: Tantra Drum



It blends the Indian cadences of raja with a little Giorgio Moroder thrown in for good measure. Some of the cuts are transcendental ... very evocative of dreamy harems ... quiet temples at sultry dusk ... the tiniest soupcon of African rhythms. Mystical, flowing, sensual, erotic, engaging... lovely musical support for slow, ecstatic lovemaking. Transports the listener to another level of consciousness....



Fantastic.... beautiful, visceral rhythms. Great for meditation, and PERFECT for those intimate times!



01. Kublai Tec 05:27

02. The Ritual 05:10

03. Agori Dance 07:07

04. Moon Retros 02:46

05. Take This Ruby 03:25

06. Tantra Drums 07:50

07. Kula 03:58

08. Blue Raga 05:52

09. Conga Jog 04:25

10. Unmoved Mover 07:41



Al Gromer Khan - Space Hotel



From the perplexing poem in the liner notes by the ?unknown dervish? to the intoxicating circular pulsating rhythms, Al Gromer Khan?s Space Hotel, with its paisley of Indian instruments and keyboards, offers a hypnotic, metaphysical experience. These seven Dervish dances, plus one, are based on the graceful twirling rituals of the Sufis. The first track, as thick as perfumed incense, almost slurs the mind. The thirteen-minute ?Dance the Hadra? offers a circular dance beat ? stately, sensuous, and uplifting ? against throaty-horn drones, vocal ?aums,? and accents of sitar strings. ?The Wayfarer? dance languidly embraces the cosmic ?gong? while clapping seems to demand an alert mind. ?Vilayat?s Song? features the worldly voice of Vilayat Hussain amid crystalline drones and sparkling bells. Our Unknown Dervish is ?honored? with an unsettling yet redemptive anthem; angelic voices echo, then a throaty drone adds ominous undercurrents to sensuous drumbeats. The multi-talented spacemusic composer plays keyboards, sitar, and surbahar; Saam Schlamminger plays percussion; and Gilles Zimmerman plays viola da gamba.



01. La Chanson De La Rose 07:08

02. Dance The Hadra 13:10

03. The Wayfarer 08:37

04. Vilayat?s Song 02:44

05. Utopia Al-Kahira-Beautiful Future 08:04

06. Mast Africaine 06:27

07. The Samarkand Run 06:37

08. How Can We B Sure? 07:07



Al Gromer Khan E Emin Corrado - Tantra Electronica



Description:

World ambient music pioneer Al Gromer Khan collaborates with producer Emin Corrado to revisit elements of ritual dance and electronic space on Tantra Electronica. The mood is mesmerising, evocative, sensual, erotic, and engaging. Another level of consciousness can be reached through the listening of Tantra Electronica.



Biography:

Al Gromer Khan is the best European member of the legendary Khani-Gharana lineage of sitarists, a tradition that considers melodic beauty to be the highest musical virtue.



01. Input Electricity

02. Big Sur

03. Sahasra

04. The Twilight

05. Pleasure Palace

06. Black Stone With Drilling

07. Maha Maya

08. Output Electricity

09. From Lust To Bairagia

10. A Tantra Dance

11. Tantra Electronica

12. Caru

13. Ganesh Puri Revisited







Al Gromer Khan Presents



Al Gromer Khan spent his early years in London and India where he studied Indian music with renowned musical masters. Since that time he has been practicing sitar and surbahar daily. He travelled a great deal and has given breath-taking concerts in Europe and India. As a composer and producer he developed a style of contemporary music that was originally influenced by John Cage, Joseph Beuys and Vilayat Khan. It has become known as Paisley Music to lovers of

Ambient music around the world. As a writer he contributed documentations on music for a number of radio stations. In 2006 he completed his novel The Paisley Handicap.





Tan Dun - Marco Polo (1997)



CD1

1. Marco Polo: 'I Have Not Told One Half Of What I Saw'

2. Marco Polo: 'No'

3. Marco Polo: 'What A Place That Was'

4. Marco Polo: 'Venezia vento'

5. Marco Polo: 'Journey - shin tsen'

6. Marco Polo: 'Wayward The Air This Morning' Listen Listen

7. Marco Polo: 'Listen' Listen Listen

8. Marco Polo: 'The Past Goes On' Listen Listen

9. Marco Polo: 'We Stood At The Harbor' Listen Listen

10. Marco Polo: 'Such A Moment' Listen Listen



CD2

1. Marco Polo: 'Desert... As Near As My Finger's End'

2. Marco Polo: 'M-'

3. Marco Polo: 'Silence'

4. Marco Polo: 'I Wait'

5. Marco Polo: 'Himalaya'

6. Marco Polo: Himalaya (Dance) Listen Listen

7. Marco Polo: 'Himalaya' (Overtone Singing) Listen Listen

8. Marco Polo: 'Stone Song' Listen Listen

9. Marco Polo: 'Human, A Grace Note' Listen Listen

10. Marco Polo: 'Was This In The Book?' Listen Listen





Chai & Roses (1987)



1 Kailash Castles

2 Neon Mond

3 Shirdi (Good To Give Respect)

4 Gensing Antiques

5 Foret Diplomatique

6 In October We Take Rose

7 Shadwell

8 After The Crash

9 Kashi

10 Winter 1958

11 Chai & Roses (Assam Light Inf.Ret.)







The Alchemy of happines (2005) with Klaus Weise



1. The Alchemy of happiness



Sufi (2001)



Al Gromer Khan (aka Aloysius Gromer) has built many soundscapes from his cross-cultural virtuosity. For Sufi, he relies heavily on Indian acoustic instruments and contemporary electronics. The CD is based on the intense poetry of the Sufi and the purity of their spirituality. Khan was deeply influenced by the teachings of Ustad Vilayat Khan and his demonstration of how a small fragment of music begets new realities. He embraces Sufism that works from direct experiences and allows it to affect his music -- deeply. This gentle soundscape is very subtle. The atmospheres are vacuous and large; Al Gromer Khan's sound design is flawless. The music builds and collapses upon itself continuously. Deep listeners will be fascinated by the depth of the journey. The unique soundscape will appeal to fans of David Parsons, Jalan Jalan, and Angelo Riccardi. It was a finalist in the New Age Voice 2001 music awards.



1. Khanqah

2. Moderate Mast Near Motor Station

3. Zikr

4. Futura

5. Hal-Fez

6. Tanyet

7. Ya Aziz (Ambient-Adagio-Alap)

8. The Crowning Of H.S.

9. Dargah



Attar (1996)



1. The wind at Jabal Musa 8:11

2. I am not that rose 8:52

3. Aires de Cadiz 10:27

4. The Allah Cup 7:51

5. Le parfum Khus 7:12

6. Eros and denial 6:19



Tabris (1991)



1. Tabris 16:34

2. Landscape And Sky 12:10

3. Subhana Recall 3:19

4. The Green Domes 16:12

5. Subhana 7:31





Turya (2006)



This Ambient music is based on many years of experimentation with simple melodic cycles on different levels of emotion.

The aim is to re-awaken a familiar state