I enjoyed the CD very much. To be honest, at first I thought I might not like it because I am not big on "new age" type music, but I was pleasantly suprised! And I was trying to analyze what made it different that the "other" type of music that I don't like, and I came to the conclusion that is was your cello! It lent the music something that was very soothing, kind of asian, and something different.... Anyway, I listened to it on the way home from your concert, which was in the pouring rain and took almost two hours! Then, the next day on the way to work I listened to it... I ended up being so much more relaxed than if I had listened to the radio. So, with all of these examples, I wanted to tell you HOW much I am enjoying it, and to THANK you for sharing your wonderful talents!
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This music is gentle and meditative. Its expansive soundscapes, reminiscent of classic space music, softly explore the more reclusive aspects of human consciousness. Featuring the cello of Elaine Kreston whose journeys through classical chamber performance, New Music, Broadway, and experimental realms have led her from Boston to Berkeley, this disc also draws on the multi-dimensional talents of co-composer Ray Regan whose artworks, soundworks, and video bridge the natural and digital dimensions.
     Regan’s guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, samples, percussion, agavatar, and didgeridoo bathe Kreston’s cello in radiant, soft-hued light. While these compositions which exploit the cello’s natural sound lean toward the ruminative, they also celebrate the power of mind and music to incorporate the blessed peace of higher planes into the less than certain realities of our 21st century realm. Lovely stuff.
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It’s wonderful music that works great for massage, meditation, or any other occasion that would lend itself to calming yet musically intelligent music.
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One of the remarkable aspects of this CD is the balance between the cello and the other instruments.  This is truly
ensemble playing, where none of the players dominates.  There are places where the cello is heard primarily, and other places where other instruments are prominent.  

This CD exemplifies the best aspects of ensemble and, incidentally, of top quality jazz performances, where one instrument after another, takes the music forward.  

It is a CD that encourages listening, over and over and over.
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