Press
Release
for
Pilgrim to the Unknown
“For many
years I’ve been fascinated by the power of music
and it’s capability to reach across the cultural and spiritual
differences that
divide this world. It’s a common language that we can all understand
and
appreciate, and it can help to bring us closer together.”
Producer
Thomas van Nes has been living in Asia
for more then twenty years. Since he opened his recording studio in
1997 he has
been working on a wide variety of music with a passion
for relaxation
music. After co producing several chill
out albums with Ban Sabai Spa it was only a matter of time before he
started
for himself. Combining his passion for music and traveling he has
recorded in
many Asian countries creating a fusion of traditional and Western
sounds.
He writes
about Pilgrim
to
the Unknown
"Little
did I suspect when my good friend Denis
Hekimian gave
me a bunch of names and phone numbers in the spring of 2008 that I
spend
several months working with so much pleasure and wouldinspiration
on this
project. I
was very fortunate to connect in Kathmandu some of the masters of their instruments, both
from established
and from the younger genration. framework for what
turned out
to be traditions of their
withthe olderThey put down thea pilgrimage of fusing the age oldmusic
with
the
sounds of the relatively new western saxophone. Together
with the
possibilities
offered these days by modern technology this resulted in an intriguing
fusion
of West and East. All drones and sounds are organic and have been used
to
enhance the character of the instruments in creating music for both
relaxation
and inspiration.”
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