Masters of Chant Chapter VI by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2007 album turns more modern hits into solemn chant, from a Queen anthem to a Coldplay ballad.
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New Age
New age music aims for calm and reflection, using gentle textures, atmosphere, and space to create a meditative mood.
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Niki Nana by Yanni
Yanni's 1989 release, a set of melodic instrumental pieces. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
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A Posteriori by Enigma
Enigma's 2006 album drifts into space and science, a mostly instrumental record about distance and wonder.
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Masters of Chant Chapter V by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2006 album reworks rock anthems as chant, with Sarah Brightman lending the famous opener Heroes.
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The Memory of Trees by Enya
A 1995 Enya record found later: layered Celtic and new age songs, calm and bright, built from many voices at once.
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Chameleon Days by Yanni
Yanni's 1988 release, calm and patient instrumental writing. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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Amarantine by Enya
Enya's 2005 album returns to her layered, dreamlike sound, with songs in English, Latin, and an invented tongue.
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Out of Silence by Yanni
Yanni's 1987 release, a set of melodic instrumental pieces. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
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Keys to Imagination by Yanni
Yanni's 1986 release, a set of melodic instrumental pieces. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
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The Dark Side by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2004 album turns rock and gothic songs into solemn chant, finding the ache under famous music.
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Optimystique by Yanni
Yanni's 1984 release, wordless music for reflection. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
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Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 1976 electronic landmark, six wordless movements I discovered long after they reshaped the genre.
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Watermark by Enya
Enya's 1988 breakthrough built a whole world from layered voices, a calm Celtic record I found years after its release.
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Masters of Chant Chapter IV by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2003 album reworks famous pop and rock songs as solemn neo-Gregorian chant for a choir of voices.
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Voyageur by Enigma
Enigma's 2003 album drops the Gregorian chant for a brighter, more human electronic sound about travel and change.
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