Born from an aesthetic that aims to induce a sense of inner calm, new
age music emerged from the meditational and holistic fields. Generally,
these are harmonious and nonthreatening albums that are allied with new
age philosophies encouraging spiritual transcendence and physical
healing. Some of these albums are artistically satisfying as well as
therapeutic. Lesser musicians, however, often make ridiculous claims in
the liner notes as to their ability to catapult listeners into advanced
spiritual states through specially designed sonic vibrations and
"immaculately conceived" musical ideas.
Some Good Artists (At Least For Me)
Jim Brickman
Kitaro
Enya
Steven Halpern
Ludovico Einaudi
Yanni
