“Flashes of radiant cognizance” is a 10¾-minute meditative improvisation by Ulrico on 8-string guitar interacting with a spacious echo reaching deep and reverberating in the loving heart. Its tonality is PentaCor and contains the so-called four corners of the sound temple plus the fifth, which anchors it harmonically, here on F (171 Hz, rel. A 432 Hz). The focus of this recording is to express harmony, boundless space, as well as the silence behind it all, here and now. This single is another preview of the future album “Tonalibus R, S & T” (along with the recent September 22 single release of “Swami Uodalric puja” — spontaneous celebration).
This late autumn 2025 Tonalibus update announces the coming release of the new single “Flashes of radiant cognizance” on December 22 and recaps the recent single release “Swami Uodalric puja” of September 22. Then it highlights new Tonalibus recordings in Playlist R and Playlist T, as well as in Sounds. Further it touches on a new hexatonality derivative, the Tonalibus Twitter / X account, this website’s search and footer options, and healing sound meditations.
Upcoming and recent single releases of Dec. 22 & Sept. 22
The single “Swami Uodalric puja” released on September 22, 2025 played 2’257 times on Spotify in one month — miniscule for the music industry, but huge for Tonalibus!
“Flashes of radiant cognizance” — in empty space — PentaCor on F (171 Hz; rel. A 432 Hz) — 8-string guitar — 10:42
Late autumn 2025 Tonalibus playlists and sounds update
The new Playlist T “Forward in the sound of light” so far offers two first pieces in 23½ minutes: — “Hearts dance and remember” — all in one in all — “Flashes of radiant cognizance” — in empty space (above, to become a new single on December 22)
Individually, you find all these new recordings above and below also in Autumn 2025 sounds.
Playlist S “Enjoy the gaps in between” is now complete with ten pieces in 71 minutes, including new: — “Devadūtas, angels here and now” — where are you? — “Octahedron moment” — even before and also after — “Iech körenes Glöggli” — I hear a little bell — (below) — “Happy gnomes and elves” — a fairy tail dance — “A dimension of equilibrium” — major minor or min maj — “Future memory past now” — neither minor nor major (below, in HexaReMix — the new hexatonality derivative)
“Iech körenes Glöggli” — I hear a little bell — PentaIon / PentaProLa (pentatonic major) on F and HexaMixLa on G# (rel. A 438.2 Hz) — sopranino recorder, crotales, voice — 7:26
HexaReMix — a new hexatonality derivative
HexaReMix (1-3-6-8-10-11-1) was recently recognized as fully anchored hexatonality derivative. With neither the minor nor the major third, this tonality or derivative is quite unique in leaning neither towards major nor minor. As derivative it is now included in Tonalibus tonality overview charts but is not further detailed in the tonality catalogue. Tap the associated image to enlarge it.
“Future memory past now” — neither minor nor major — HexaReMix, a derivative w/o third, on D# (rel. A 432 Hz) — 8-string guitar, nepali cymbal — 5:37
Twitter / X, site search & footer, plus healing sound
Tonalibus started a presence on Twitter / X — accessible under the first main menu option Start together with other internet platforms that offer Tonalibus contents.
Search this site is now available under About to search the entire Tonalibus website by keyword(s). This search option is further accessible from the footer of every page, along with the Site map, Glossary, Sounds index, Raagas correlation, and Tonalities overview.
Ulrico performed along with Punnu Wasu and further musicians for healing sound meditations, on July 3 as part of the 40-year anniversary celebration of the Kientalerhof, and on August 30 as part of the yoga festival “Summer of Love” in Kiental, Switzerland. Tap the associated image to see a 20-second video.
May you, I, and all hear the healing sound of life and love!
“Swami Uodalric puja” is an 8½-minute spontaneous celebration and meditative improvisation by Ulrico, a 4-track recording with vichitra veena, lap slide guitar, conch, and tanpura – based on G# relative to A 438 Hz in LoMidReach, a special tonality that includes two augmented seconds and is akin to the Hindustani raga Puriya Dhanashre. Uodalric is an ancient form of the name Ulric. A puja aims to show reverence, seek blessings, and establish a spiritual connection with the divine. This single is a preview of the future album “Tonalibus R, S & T”.
This summer 2025 Tonalibus update announces the coming release of the new single “Swami Uodalric puja” for September 22. Then it highlights new Tonalibus recordings in Playlist S and R (plus Coop B), as well as in Sounds. It touches on the expansion of Mantras of Soul and on the Spotify sounds collection “Ulrico Mix”. Finally, this update closes with an Ajahn Sumedho quote.
September 22 release of “Swami Uodalric puja” as single
“Swami Uodalric puja” — spontaneous celebration— LoMidReach, a Reach tonality derivative, 1-2-4-5-8-9-12-1, on G# (rel. 438.2 Hz) — akin to Raag Puriya Dhanashree —vichitra veena, lap slide guitar, conch, tanpura — 8:30
Summer 2025 Tonalibus playlists and sounds update
The new Playlist S entitled “Enjoy the gaps in between” already offers four pieces in 33¾ minutes, including: — “A pilgrim’s path” — here now — (below) — “Earth to God, come in please” — two dozen times — “Satipaṭṭhanā concordance” — a meditative object — “Swami Uodalric puja” — spontaneous celebration — (above, to become a new single on September 22)
“A pilgrim’s path” — here now— PentaMin / PentaEol or pentatonic minor on B 123 Hz (rel. A 438.2 Hz) — 7-string guitar, singing saw, tenor recorder, tanpura — 7:30
Playlist R entitled “Waves of silent peace” is now complete with ten pieces in 66 minutes of uplifting recordings, including the following recent ones: — “Nirodha blues” — dance of the trees — (below) — “Another day breaks” — from dark to light — “Shamana energy glow” — w/Christina Braun — “Sunrise miracle” — w/Christina Braun, voice
“Nirodha blues” — dance of the trees — HexaBluNaMix on F# (184 Hz) — 7-string guitar, feadóg (Irish tin whistle), crotales, bass — 6:56
“Ulrico Mix” and “This is Ulrico” — Spotify editorial playlists
Tonalibus recordings are available on many internet platforms. Spotify is clearly the most significant and generates the playlist “Ulrico Mix“ with 50 pieces, half of them by Ulrico intermixed with recordings of other somewhat compatibly sounding musicians (3½ hours). This is in addition to the playlist mentioned in the last update “This is Ulrico — the essential tracks, all in one playlist” with 38 Tonalibus pieces by Ulrico (3¾ hours).
Revision and expansion of the page Mantras of Soul
Mantras of Soul presents “A blessing of Ōṃ / Aum ॐ — with love for all sentient beings” and “Tears of joy — mantra of soul” (plain version), both by Ulrico, plus now also a link to the “Mahamrityunjaya Mantra — a verse from the Rigveda” allegedly chanted by the Dalai Lama.
Closing quote on the sound of silence
“Listening to the sound of silence, you can begin to contemplate non-thinking, because when you are just listening to the cosmic sound there is no thought. It’s like this — emptiness, not-self. When you’re just with the cosmic sound alone, there is pure attention, no sense of person or personality, of me and mine. This points to anattā [no-self]. Relax into the sound, don’t try to force attention onto it. Just have a sense of relaxing and resting, peacefulness.” — Ajahn Sumedho, The Sound of Silence, p. 164
May you, I, and all be aware of the sound of silence!
This spring 2025 Tonalibus update reiterates the coming May 1, 2025 release of the new triple album “Tonalibus O, P & Q”. Then it highlights new Tonalibus recordings in Playlist R and Sounds. It introduces the derivative tonality PentaVibhas. Further, it refers to the Spotify sounds collections “This is Ulrico” and “Ulrico Radio”. Finally, this update closes with a Spiritualibus blog quote.
May 1 release of the album “Tonalibus O, P & Q”
The new triple album “Tonalibus O, P & Q” appears globally on many music platforms on May 1, 2025 — Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, and many more. It covers the themes: “Balance of life and love“, “Discovering new horizons“, and “Coming home to oneself“. It offers 23 meditative improvisations by Ulrico (two with Christina Braun, voice) in thee hours of uplifting music, at times with a touch of blues.More info: Tonalibus O, P & Q — Album.
The first piece on the new triple album “Tonalibus O, P & Q” is: “गरुड़ Garuḍa” — puja for the celestial hawk— Mixolydian on G 390 Hz (rel. A 438 Hz) — harmonium, gong, fujara, lap slide guitar — 10:01
Spring 2025 Tonalibus Playlist R and Sounds update
Playlist R entitled “Waves of silent peace” already offers six pieces in 43½ minutes of recordings, the newest are: — “Trust the boat” — on the high seas — “Permanent impermanence” — heart remediation — “Harmonics of the heart” — hear the overtones? — “Vibhas dawn” — daybreak raag (below)
PentaVibhas (1-2-5-8-9-1) is a derivative pentatonality that recently emerged in Tonalibus improvisations (as in the recording “Vibhas dawn” above). It is equivalent to the Indian raag Vibhas / Bibhas listed in the Tonalibus Raagas correlations tables in the Fidibus shop.
Concepts, basics, or harmony
The Tonalibus website main menu option “Concepts” recently became streamlined to “Harmony” to clearly express its focus and essence. The newly designed page “Harmony” offers eight “Visual harmony basics” and the “Harmony basics presentations”. The basics “Five-cours series” became the “Course preso series” unchanged with Harmonic and Tonality Fundamentals, enabling potential expansion to further course modules.
Ulrico on Spotify editorial and algorythmic playlists
Tonalibus recordings are available on many internet platforms. Spotify seems to be the most significant and generated “This is Ulrico. The essential tracks, all in one playlist” with 32 Tonalibus pieces (3 hr 19 min), as well as “Ulrico Radio” with 50 pieces (about 3 hr) including up to 10 Tonalibus recordings intermixed with pieces of other somewhat compatibly sounding musicians.
First lines of the March 27 Spiritualibus blog post “Sound of silence“
Sound of silence to be heard and seen one for all and all for one he or she who hears will see the light and the love in all life . . .
