MASSIVE1130 Number of tracks:9 Track(s)
Introduction:Filed under different names like Cimbalom or Santoor, the hammered dulcimer has its origins in the Near East more than 5000 years ago. Never Been There, a virtuoso acoustic ensemble founded in 1985, employs classical guitar, concert harp, upright bass and brushed drums to re-define this archaic sound into a future of great expansiveness and sublime calm
Label Name:MASSIVE
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A delicate shimmering classical guitar tremolo spins a thread, weaving a net of glistening harmonic light. Great expansiveness, sublime calm. Entwining hammered dulcimer melody, stoical striding acoustic bass. Life-affirming attitude, a majestic vision of nature, the eternal cycle of the seasons, E minor, 84 BPM
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Warm guitar chords rolling, mellow brushed drums, muted hammered dulcimer staccatos sparkling like gorgeous tonal diamonds. The beauty of creation, flowers, busy insects. A pleasant spring stroll. Senses opening to the light of the sun, A major, 65 BPM
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A slowly waltzing odyssey of hammered dulcimer and classical guitar arpeggios, deep humming acoustic bass. Chiming cymbals show fragile elegance. After a violent storm something intact shines through. Somber tones. Agonizing memories. Painfully beautiful, E minor, 45 BPM
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On your way home. Calming chord cascades of guitar, hammered dulcimer, concert harp, upright bass, relaxed rolling brushed drums. Soulful melodies, warm tones, wind chime percussion tinkling of joy. An unpretentious small ensemble cruising through stunning acoustic landscapes. Exhausted but at peace, enjoying the familiar, the constant. Ease, D major, 120 BPM
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Sparkling hammered dulcimer ostinatos, warm bass timbres. Guitar tones of delicate elegance. Concertante. Sacred Sunday morning. Sleeping in. Hot coffee. Curled up on the sofa gazing out the window. Life's little pleasures. Cozy, amiable, compassionate, E major, 108 BPM
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Moving towards a sublime moment of life-changing significance. Muted hammered dulcimer pulsations, unisono melody tinkles gently building. A fragile acoustic ensemble ceremony of heavenly elegance. Elevating. Silently epic, C major, 73 BPM
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Take a deep breath. Empathetic guitar, dark dreamy scales of concert harp and hammered dulcimer, acoustic bass, drums brushed in slow-motion. A melancholic carpet of strings speaks of solitude. Nothing seems the same, loss, pain. Forgiveness. Memories, D minor, 65 BPM
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Guitar and concert harp patterns cycling, chiming piano-like hammered dulcimer, sweet cymbals tolling. Neo-classical wonderland, toys come to life, fairies, goblins, forest spirits. Mechanical, theatrical rhythm. Awkward and cute. The midnight forest festival under a full moon, of course. Maybe not totally serious. Enchanting. Mystical, F major, 99 BPM
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Philosophical harp and guitar unisono, offbeats, acoustic bass, delicate cymbal swells. A festive act exhibited with dignity. A custom, moving from one phase of life to the next, a strict choreography that follows an ancient protocol. Graceful. Abstract. Solemn, C major, 55 BPM