This album offers 29 meditative improvisations by Ulrico<\/mark><\/a> in 3\u00bd hours of uplifting music, often with a touch of blues. Two of the pieces feature the voice a guest, one by Philine Harte, the other by Karin Gs\u00f6llpointner. <\/em>Recordings are from January through August 2023, from playlists I, J & K. On June 11, 2023, Tonalibus already released as single track #14 “Once upon a time” — again and still on the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This and other Tonalibus releases are available on the following music platforms. Some of these music services are restricted to particular regions or countries or may provide international music only within their territory. Links offered below lead to available Tonalibus releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) <\/em>“\u0915\u0941\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0915 Kumbhaka<\/mark><\/a>” — between in and out, out and in —<\/em> ReachBal<\/em> (double harmonic\/Gypsy major) on G# — fretted <\/em>vichitra veena,<\/em> lap slide guitar, conch, tanpura — 8:54 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2) <\/em>“Pulsating through life” — lead on! —<\/em> HexaMin<\/em> on G# w\/a touch Aeolian — 5-string guitar, lap slide guitar, bass, conch — 4:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3) <\/em>“Go with God” — a final blessing —<\/em> LoloReachMin<\/em> derivative w\/7+ on D, octatonality — 5-string guitar, selje flute, tingsha cymbals, tanpura — 7:23<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4) <\/em>“Balancing up and down” — extensive calm —<\/em> LoloReachMin <\/em>on D — 8-string guitar & tanpura — 3:58<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5) <\/em>“Calling the divine” — hearts connect directly —<\/em> TetraNa<\/em>, LoloReachMin<\/em> on D — 5-string guitar, selje flute, voice — 6:42<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6) <\/em>“From here to now” — on a flying carpet —<\/em> Phrygian <\/em>on E — 6-string guitar, voice, tenor recorder, bass bowl — 7:39<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7) <\/em>“Peaceful heart” — slowly but surely —<\/em> PhrygReach <\/em>or Neapolitan minor — 8-string guitar, tingsha cymbal pair, tanpura — 5:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8) <\/em>“Fused oriental occident and occidental orient” —<\/em> ReachMin <\/em>(Phrygian dominant) on G# — fretted <\/em>vichitra veena,<\/em> lap slide guitar, crotales, tanpura — 8:01<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9) <\/em>“Blue sound step ahead” — all the same and different —<\/em> PentaMin \/ PentaEol <\/em>(pentatonic minor) — bass, 8-string guitar, lap slide guitar, tanpura — 5:47<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10) <\/em>“Calmly breathe in, out, and in again” — Kumbhaka base —<\/em> ReachBal <\/em>(double harmonic\/Gypsy major) on G# — fretted <\/em>vichitra veena <\/em>and tanpura — 5:22<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11) <\/em>\u201cBack in open time and space\u201d — at long last —<\/em> MixoBal or HexaNaMix; hexatonality derivative of Mixolydian <\/em>(w\/o second), HexaNaTriMix <\/em>(w\/quart instead of triton), or PentaNaMix <\/em>(w\/quart or fourth) — lap slide guitar and tanpura — 6:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12) <\/em>“ReachMin OM HU” — happy heart, new start —<\/em> ReachMin <\/em>(Phrygian dominant) — voice, lap slide guitar, tanpura — 7:33<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13) <\/em>\u201cFuture past lives\u201d — a heartfelt blues memory revived —<\/em> Phrygian <\/em>on E — double 6-string guitar — 5:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14) <\/em>\u201cOnce upon a time\u201d — again and still on the way —<\/em> Phrygian <\/em>on E — 6-string guitar, 7-string guitar, small gong — 5:09<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15) <\/em>“Blue glacial melt water” — soundscape —<\/em> Phrygian <\/em>on E, Mixolydian <\/em>on G, PentaProLa\/PentaIon<\/em> on D — double 7-string guitar, fujara, tenor recorder, gongs — 12:57<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16) <\/em>“Spring sunbeam chirping” —<\/em> TetraNa<\/em>+ (natural harmonics) — selje flute, medium gong — 3:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17) <\/em>“Wo bischt? — O\u00f9 es-tu ? — Dove sei? — Where are you? — Wo bist du?” —<\/em> Swiss, English, French, Italian, German — spoken word — 4:50 <\/em>— text in blog post “Wo bischt?<\/mark><\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18) <\/em>“Ophiuchus” — the serpent bearer —<\/em> ReachMix <\/em>— fretted <\/em>vichitra veena,<\/em> tanpura, large gong — 10:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19) <\/em>“Echoes of growing silence” — celebrating a new birth —<\/em> IonAeolian or ClusterBal<\/em> (melodic major) — 8-string guitar w\/sustained echo, bass — 6:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20) <\/em>“Bears and butterflies” — sifting through colorful sand —<\/em> Diffuse D#, G#\/C# Phrygian<\/em>, C# Aeolian<\/em>, a touch of G# ReachMin <\/em>— voice, double 8-string guitar, bells — 8:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21) <\/em>“Roots and crowns” — heaven to earth to heaven —<\/em> ReachMix <\/em>— 136 Hz 8-string guitar, big gong, tingsha cymbals, tanpura — 4:19<\/p>\n\n\n\n 22) <\/em>“Awakening pixie Nirak” — sparkling pixie dust —<\/em> TetraNa <\/em>based — voice by Karin Gs\u00f6llpointner, 8-string guitar by Ulrico — 8:21<\/p>\n\n\n\n 23) <\/em>“Wake to a new dream” — LocorReach meditation —<\/em> LocorReach <\/em>— 8-string guitar and tanpura — 15:44<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24) <\/em>\u201cHarmonic two-way challenge\u201d — CorMaj \/ LoloReachLyd contemplation —<\/em> CorMaj \/ LoloReachLyd <\/em>— 8-string guitar — 11:48<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25) <\/em>“Surprises welcome” — glimpse around the corner —<\/em> LocorNa \/ LocorMin<\/em> — 8-string guitar — 4:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n 26) <\/em>“Doula’s song and silence” — for a new generation —<\/em> ReachMin <\/em>(Phrygian dominant) — voice by Philine Harte, double 8-string guitar by Ulrico — 4:06<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27) <\/em>“Dear doula” — room for silence —<\/em> TetraNa <\/em>with a touch of PentaBluNa <\/em>— 8-string guitar and large gong — 6:51<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28) <\/em>“Pulse of an emerging blue heart” — first step into a new year —<\/em> PentaMin \/ PentaEol<\/em> (pentatonic minor) — multiple 8-string guitar — 6:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n 29) <\/em>“Umbilical” — sounds in silence —<\/em> ReachMin <\/em>or <\/em>Phrygian dominant <\/em>on 136 Hz — multiple 8-string guitar — 10:05 <\/em>— derived from the sound recordings for “Klanggeschichte”, the story: Nabelschnur<\/mark><\/a> about the development of the umbilical cord<\/p>\n\n\n\nMusic distribution platforms used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tonalibus I, J & K — album tracks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
From playlist Tonalibus K — Refreshing like a summer breeze<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From playlist Tonalibus J — Welcome to relative freedom<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From playlist Tonalibus I — Step ahead into a new world<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tonalibus I, J & K — album cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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