Rob Blaine is a musician / composer from Cape Town, South Africa. All tracks featured on his albums are composed by him. He writes a wide variety of instrumental and occasionally vocal music. His latest work is an album of Smooth Jazz music, titled Days of Analogue. To listen or purchase click here.
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Though many are inclined to think that the music for meditation / ambient genre consists of humpback whale calls and bird sound effects, ambient music is actually a legitimate genre with its own composers. 20th-century French composer, Erik Satie, described his music as being of the sort that could be played during a dinner to create a background atmosphere rather than serving as the focus of attention. In the 1960s, music groups experimented with unusual methods of creating music that would later be called ambient music. English music producer Brian Eno is known for using the term “ambient music” to describe his compositions in the mid-1970s.
My interest in ambient music came about through a need for something other than jazz or smooth jazz. I also wanted to write purely instrumental music that didn’t need excessive orchestration. All musicians/composers need to listen to something other than one genre of music, even if that genre is their preferred one. As with the others, the third spirit walk album will feature tracks from different cultures, but mostly from the East— for some reason or another, human beings in that part of the world began contemplating the existence of the soul and the need for reflective meditation long before their Western counterparts. I find that fascinating! “Spirit Walk – Music for Meditation III” will be done by March/ April of next year”.
As we draw closer to the end of the year I wish all of you the best and if you live in a war-torn part of the world I hope that peace finds you sooner than later.
Rob
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