Posts Tagged ‘David Arkenstone’

What is a summer without warm summer nights? One of my favorite summer albums is David Arkenstone’s Caribbean Nights, released last year. It was not his first album with the Caribbean theme – but on this album he joined team with a real steel drum player, Clinton Crawford. Arkenstone said that his goal was to create an album that “Makes you feel like you have a drink in your hand, and your toes in the sand…”

Only by looking at the first few titles on the album we can sense what Arkenstone has in store for us; Sunset Cruise, Enchanted Night and Midnight Moon. It is all about easy living and happiness. My favorite song on the album is track eight, Sandy Toes, where the steel drum sounds truly sweet together with the flute and guitar. A truly beautiful mix. All songs on the album are a little over 4 minutes long, which give the listener time to enjoy the melodic elements without rapid shifts.

Caribbean Nights is both chill out and new age music in style, simply perfect for those lazy summer days we all just love. Isn’t it great that there’s things in this world that are just sunny, laidback and positive? Caribbean Nights is simply the perfect summer soundtrack.

Sample the album on Amazon or buy it at Arkenstone’s own web page.

To be a David Arkenstone fan is never boring, and his most recent project – the new group named MANDALA – seems to be another nice addition to an already impressive discography. The group consists of Seth Osburn, John Wakefield and the maestro himself, David Arkenstone.

 This group recently held a concert which was filmed and presumably will be available on DVD (unconfirmed).

Here is the message which was posted on Facebook:

You’re invited to a FREE CONCERT this TUESDAY, MAY 18th,
7pm, Simi Valley, CA This is a concert demo for
a new tribal electronica trance group MANDALA, featuring David Arkenstone. First 30 to
respond for FREE concert & refreshments. Think meditation, inner exploration and ECSTATIC DANCING! Very cool cutting edge visuals.

And here is the concert poster:

The concert was held and on David Arkenstone’s label, Domo Music Group, a total of six pictures have been posted from the event – here and here.

In David’s own words on Facebook:

We just filmed a really cool concert for my new group, MANDALA. It’s exciting diving into this tribal electronica genre with these amazing visuals accompanying the music.

If you were one of the persons attending this concert, please contact us and tell us what it was like! Make sure to follow David Arkenstone on Facebook. We will too follow this project carefully. In the past David has been a member of the “ambient Native Southwest” side project Ah Nee Mah, together with Diane Arkenstone.

I love being fan of artists that just continue to expand their already impressive discography. They never stick to one sound and are never boring, never out of touch.

One such artist is David Arkenstone. He always has something new and fresh for us. This time around we have four new titles that in different ways show his musical genius.

Together with two talented photographers, David Pettit and Chuck Summers, David Arkenstone has created music for two DVDs entitled Magic Light of the Colorado Plateau (with Pettit) and Seasons of the Great Smoky Mountains (with Summers). These will give you a total nature experience from the comfort of your living room, accompanied by beautiful music. Arkenstone also has a new CD with the title Celtic Chillout – this time with a blue castle as the cover! About this album mr. Arkenstone says:

I had fun with this one. I combined my love of Celtic music with my love of putting rhythms together. The end result was pretty cool, I’ve heard…..

And lastly, the new Best of David and Diane Arkenstone album is now out. 16 of the best songs in new age music are now available on one disc.

You can read all about these recordings on David Arkenstone’s webpage – and make sure to follow him on Twitter and Facebook too!

So yes, 2010 is turning out to be a great year for all David Arkenstone fans!!

We should all put a ring around the date March 5 on our calendars, because this is when The Best of David and Diane Arkenstone will be released! This collection contains the very best of two extraordinary careers with combined worldwide CD sales of over two million.

The “best of” compilation features pieces from their sixteen best-selling albums, such as “Jewel In The Sun”, “Aquaria, A Liquid Blue Trancescape” and “The Healing Spirit”.

While most “Best of” albums are, well, not that interesting – this release is much more promising. David and Diane Arkenstone are without a doubt two of the most talented musicians of the New Age genre - and they deserve a ”best of album”. I think we all can agree to that

You can sample all of the 16 tracks on the Eversound homepage.

If you haven’t visited it recently, David Arkenstone’s homepage has received a major face lift. The page is now updated with samples of all his latest releases, like Caribbean Nights and Echoes of Light and Shadow, plus a complete overview of his impressive career.

Here you can see that David Arkenstone is in every way a perfect new age music artists, reaching millions of listeners all over the world.  From ethnic fusion to chill out, from nature sounds to holiday music – mr. Arkenstone is no. 1.

On Arkenstone’s homepage is a nice gallery (with pictures from his tour in December), a listening lounge and music shop. One of the best aspects of the new site are the videos, where there are live recordings too. Here you get to see the master in action.

Who said that new age music isn’t live music? David Arkenstone is as good on the stage as he is in the studio!

I have been a huge fan of David and Diane Arkenstone’s ethnic and ambient “Native Southwest” side project, Ah*Nee*Mah, since their first album was released back in 2001. So far there have been 4 albums released, the latest being Ancient Visions in 2006.

Now a “best of” Ah*Nee*Mah, entitled Native Spirit, has been released on the Green Hill Music label. Here you’ll find some of their best songs, like Sun Circle and Spirit Dance. As you know, David and Diane are not longer married – but they continue to work together on several projects. Hopefully we will get to hear more from the Ah*Nee*Mah-project in the future – the band with the stars in their name - but a “best of” album is also a treat.

Sample the album on Green Hill Music’s homepage.

In under 5 days, David Arkenstone’s new album Caribbean Nights entered no. 1 on iTunes Music Store’s New Age Music Chart.

Yet again mr. Arkenstone shows that he knows what the fans want:

Steel drums!

In celebration of the summer, David Arkenstone’s Caribbean Nights album has been released on the Green Hill label. I cannot think of an artist better qualified to release an album with such a warm and cozy title – and wow, what a sunny album it is! The sound of real steel drums, marimba, percussion and guitars is as fresh and laidback as a day at the beach.

It is important to point out that this is – and should be – a simple album. If you want more depth and feelings, Arkenstone has many titles for you in his discography. Caribbean Nights is supposed to be uncomplicated. This is, by the way, not David Arkenstone’s first Caribbean music album. In 2004 he released an album called Caribbean Dreams – which was a collection of previously released songs with an “island feel” but not a dedicated album like his new release.

Caribbean Nights is a steel drums album, accompanied by flutes, guitars and marimba. It is needless to say a very comfortable soundscape, that makes your mind drift away. If your are having a grey and cold day, put this on and your living room is transformed into a beach – complete with palms, waves and on the horizon; a setting sun.

Sample the album here.

We love island music here at .nu. On this page you’ll find a list of other new age music titles with island themes. We will now add Caribbean Nights in this music list.

The title of David Arkenstone’s new album is Caribbean Nights and it is scheduled for release on 28 July on the Green Hill label.

Arkenstone said the following on his Yahoo board a while back: I just finished a recording called ‘Caribbean Nights’ with real steel drums. It was great fun.

You can preorder the album here. As you might know, David Arkenstone has previously released an album called Caribbean Dreams.