Deuter

Georg Deuter was a pioneer of world-music, and one of the earliest "hippy" musicians to blend western avantgarde and eastern spirituality. The marriage between modern, ancient and eastern cultures is embedded in the core elements of his music: respectively, electronic keyboards, flute melodies, and exotic percussions. Deuter presented his credentials in the four-movement suite Babylon, off his debut album D (1971), that quotes Karlheinz Stockhausen, Tangerine Dream, raga-rock and acid-rock. Aum (1972) was the first Indo-western mass: Hinduist liturgy is transfigured from the viewpoint of the classical avantgarde, while natural sounds and lush percussive textures enhance the ceremonial quality. Deuter continued his mission with a series of devotional albums inspired by his sojourn in India. The suites released on Haleakala Mystery (1978) and Ecstasy (1979) blend Tibetan mantras, "om"-like vocals, electronic drones, sounds of nature and discrete melodies to recreate the intimate ecstasy of the spiritual experience. Silence Is The Answer (1981), his masterpiece, summarizes his musical achievements on a monumental scale, although Deuter would later join the ranks of less profound new-age music with Nirvana Road (1984).

Discography:

Active Meditation Dynamic

Active Meditation Kundalini

Active Meditation Nadabrahma

Active Meditation Nataraj

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