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Ariel Kalma is the kind of musician that collectors live their lives to find at the bottom of a dollar record bin, and the kind who fellow musicians hope to become. He is a composer who worked on the periphery of a fringe movement, whose early adherents have recently seen an explosion in popularity...

- Vivian Hua, redefinemag.com

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If you've never heard Ariel Kalma's music in any shape or form the good news is you can basically start anywhere in his catalogue of music to immediately get a feel for this incredibly gifted musician. - You can also hear complete songs and purchase his albums at http://www.ariel-kalma.bandcamp.com

- Ryan Sparks

Feedback from customers:

Ariel is talented, creative, full of heart and humour, mastering many instruments and mixing and blending them in a unique way. I am a fan! And have been for the last 39 Years!!!

- Margot Anand

"Your music and sound worlds have been deeply inspiring to me for some time…more recently helping with some difficult times, sounds that reveal the wonder and awe of our living planet. Many thanks!

- Gregory Hagan

 

 

 
Angel Music to Dream by
Angel Music to Dream by
poesie en musique
Poesie en musique
Magical 80s
Magical 80s
Space-time Out
Space-time Out
Music To Dream 2
Music To Dream 2
Odd Ones
Odd Ones
Reflections In A Cathedral
Reflections In A Cathedral
Magical 70s
Magical 70s
Maui Postcard
Maui Postcard
Metamorphantasy
Metamorphantasy
ExPERIMENTAL
ExPERIMENTAL
Sound Bath One
Sound Bath One
Elan Vital
Elan Vital
Music to Love By
Music to Love By
Meditation To Dream By
Meditation To Dream By
Voices No Words
Voices No Words
I Am With You
I Am With You
Oasis Music To Dream By
Oasis Music To Dream By
Reverie Music To Dream By
Reverie Music To Dream By
Pillars of Light
Pillars of Light
Unearthed Flutes
Unearthed Flutes
Notes Above Land
Notes Above Land
Antivirus Music
Antivirus Music
Corona Insola
Corona Insola
Bindu
Bindu
In My Dreams
In My Dreams
Saxoridoo
Saxoridoo
Rainbow Dreamwalker
Rainbow Dreamwalker
Ambient Zeitgeist
Ambient Zeitgeist
Keep Calm and Breathe
Keep Calm and Breathe
See You Up There
See You Up There
Dervish Wish
Dervish Wish
Music for Quiet Times
Music for Quiet Times
Birds Dreaming
Birds Dreaming
Astral Dreams
Astral Dreams
Mainly Mental
Mainly Mental
Concerts 2019
Concerts 2019
Energy Archives
Energy Archives
Tantric Sax
Tantric Sax
Intemporel
Intemporel
Moonlight Suite
Moonlight Suite
Archives Portasound 1981
Archives Portasound 1981
Osmose III
Osmose III
AndroGene 2018
AndroGene 2018
Eternalia
Eternalia
Rue de la Gaite
Rue de la Gaite 70s
Astral-Cathedral
Astral-Cathedral
Sarasvati Planet Ariel
Sarasvati Planet Ariel
1985 Kula Blackhole
1985 Kula Blackhole
Confidential
Confidential
Never Mind
Never Mind
Dream Stars
Dream Stars
Ascend Descend
Ascend Descend
1978 Delirium GRM
1978 Delirium GRM
Au Mage Manege
Au Mage Manege
Rainbow Remix
Rainbow Remix
Planet Air
Planet Air
Space Shift
Space Shift
Interfrequence
Interfrequence
Musique Pour le Reve et l'Amour
Musique Pour le Reve et l'Amour
Meditation in the Forest
Meditation in the Forest
Reallusions
Reallusions
We Know Each Other Somehow
We Know Each Other Somehow
An Evolutionary Music
An Evolutionary Music
Yo Yo A New Man
Yo Yo A New Man
Yo Yo Homme Nouveau
Yo Yo Homme Nouveau
Galactica Electronica
Galactica Electronica
Lazy Lizard
Lazy Lizard
Chillout India
Chillout India
Osmose
Osmose
Osmose
Osmose 2
Chansons d’Esprit
Chansons d’Esprit
Spirit Dancer
Spirit Dancer
Flowing Dreams
Flowing Dreams
Serenity
Serenity
My sax, my love
My sax, my love
Le Temps des Moissons
Le Temps des Moissons
Flute for the Soul
Flute for the Soul
Endless Breath
Endless Breath
Open Like a Flute, Vol 1
Open Like a Flute, Vol 1
Open Like a Flute, Vol 2
Open Like a Flute, Vol 2
 
     
December 2021   November 2021
Angel Music to Dream By   Poesie en Musique Vol 1
 

Light as a feather, dreaming like an angel in the wind… Very slow music for relaxation, meditation, yoga, and day dreaming

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From Despair to Ecstasy: Poems originally written between 1964 and 2010 (but mostly 70s), and accompanied by Ariel’s music. Made with a Revox (plus sound on sound technique) – Several forgotten archives on analog tapes, then digitalized and remastered

Du desepoir a l’extase... Ces poemes furent ecrits entre 1964 et 2010 (principalement annees 70s) et mises en musique d’Ariel, partant parfois d’un simple Revox (avec re-re) – Archives oubliees en bandes analogues pendant 40 ans, puis digitaliser et remasteriser…

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October 2022   September 2022
Magical 80s   Space - Time Out
 

No wonder I was called a Flying Boy: I barely touched the ground… composing Space Music, living frugally, and participating or assisting Human Potential workshops between Paris and everywhere else!

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Sounds are inside my head when I sense the Cosmos. Are they real, or an aural illusion bringing Peace and Space inside my head?

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September 2022   June 2022
Music To Dream 2   Odd Ones
 

When we go inside, un-hurried, when frequencies heal instead of agitate, when melodies harmonise with our soul, instruments and voice seem to tune to each other, buffering our life with peace and quiet.

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Ariel is a sound lover: he gets sounds effects from anything: a generator, a keyboard, a flute or a sophisticated synth, he carves mysterious universes where anything is possible!

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May 2022   April 2022
Reflections in a Cathedral   Magical 70s
 

New York 1976 – Life gave me Trust - India gave me the foundation. Electronics the means. Reflection quietness. Jazz the freedom, Rock the guts. Those early recordings show progress and hiccups in my drone and repetitive keyboard skills …!

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A lot happened during my formative 70s: improvising in churches, alt-rock bands, 74-75 India by land, a cathedral, Studios GRM. I was quietly recording my compositions, stored for 45 years on analog ¼” tapes, then digitized and remastered. What a journey!

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March 2022   April 2022
MetaMorphantasty   Maui Postcard
 

Transformation is action. Caterpillar trusts into being reborn, yet it does not really know. Do we?

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Ariel spent much time on Maui with family and friends, playing jazz, reggae, and after buying studio equipment, recording for himself. Music was not released until much later from Australia.

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November 2021   December 2021
Sound Bath One   ExPERiMENTAL
 

These cleansing frequencies can induce a sense of deep relaxation. Find a comfortable position, smell the rose and fall into the universe in a regenerating sound journey!

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Think About It
In the 70’s Ariel had only a few possibilities to alter his sounds: overdubs, phaser, flanger, so he experimented lots… still does! Here are some of his explorations.

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September 2021   October 2021
Music to Love By   Elan Vital
 

Love is everywhere! Relaxing music for stargazing, cooking, massage, driving, romance, daydreaming... all of the above!

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Vital Force Uplifting Life
Henri Bergson, French philosophe, described Élan Vital as ‘self-organisation of things in an increasingly complex manner’. 

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June 2021   August 2021
Voices No Words   Meditation To Dream By
 

Without lyrics, singing becomes pure, even spiritual. There is a sense of unending relaxation, freedom, to express emotions hidden behind words.

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Soothe the mind and disappear - Floating sounds to accompany deep relaxations and sitting meditation.
Mini sax, flute, drones-created harmonics, synthesizers, keyboards, bells and Tibetan bowls. 

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April 2021   May 2020
Oasis Music To Dream By   I Am With You
 

Floating Electronica

Easy glissade into silence, the inner world below the surface of appearances.

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Musical Poetry - Poesie Musicale  

Meaningful spiritual songs to soothe the mind and poetry to soothe the soul. A wonderful journey. 

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March 2021   April 2020
Pillars of Light   Reverie Music To Dream By
 

73 minutes of Ambient Space Music  for Delightenment

For years these melodies have haunted me. - I recorded many variations along the years. Based on the chords C A F D F E G, they are easy to follow on any instrument… I recorded many variations along the years. Here are some of them. (Play your own variation?)

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Another album from the series ‘Music To Dream By’  

Hypnotic tracks start a journey to quietness, relaxation and silence… bon voyage!


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February 2021   February 2020
Notes Above Land   Unearthed Flutes
 

Recordings from 1995 US/Canada preparation tour 'We Know Each Other Somehow ' by FRKWYS

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Uncanny sounds, unusual scales, infectious borderline polyrhythmic grooves, inspiration from far away cultures. With flutes and synthetic flute sounds…

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Ariel Kalma's latest compendium of 4 LPs (vinyls):

French Archives Vol. II

An absolutely astounding accomplishment, the second 4 LP Box set diving into previously unreleased material  - 'French Archives Vol. II' - is a mind-melting immersion into the composer and saxophonist's radical experiments and stunning ambient harmonics made between 1974 and 1985. 


released Feb 2021

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January 2021   October 2020
Antivirus Music   Saxoridoo
 

After one year of isolation I feel the frustration, bordering rage and despair of the less fortunate... Here is some heartfelt music for you to ‘Dance The Virus Away’ while dreaming of better days, letting go and moving motions in the comfort of your own being…

This album is meant to be affordable for everyone to enjoy.

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Tribal Electronica Mx

Saxophones, didgeridoos, infectious grooves, peculiar drums of worldbeat rhythms, and ethno voices in strange language… Hear the didge and sax in the background, foreground or as a rhythm instrument!

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October 2020   March 2020
Rainbow Dreamwalker   Corona Insola
 

.Some Universes behave differently than expected

DreamWalker is evolving through time. Here are some of its incarnations that I wanted to mix in 3D and sometimes I succeeded. Other times Sound Sculptures decided differently. So I dreamt in frequencies…

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Soothing tracks for challenging times

After all touring was cancelled because of Covid 19, Ariel recorded these (except one from 1995), and offered this album for $1 (still same price). May these sounds bring you peace!

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October 2009   Re-released 2020 (original 1980)
In My Dreams   Bindu
 

Dream On Minimal Ambient Music

Hypnotic, entrancing repetitive musical patterns and rhythms alter our perception of reality. Ariel uses keyboards, synthesisers and lots of sound effects to weave a journey into Dreamland. Excellent for space walks, exploring Gaga-land, for relaxation, meditation, healing massage, and clearing the mind…

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Melody Meets Avantgarde

Recorded between 1976 to 1980 at the GRM studio (Musical Research Group) in Paris, France, where Ariel was an assistant engineer. Cover photo with Margot Anand.

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July 2020   August 2020
Keep Calm and Breathe   Ambient Zeitgeist
 

Long-breath saxophones to quiet the mind and stay sane!

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Spirit of The Times 

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June 2020   May 2020
See You Up There   Music for Quiet Times
 

Mixed from old analog archives, modern effects + plugins. Photo montage from NASA background and a flowering agave plant.

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Peacefulness unburdens the mind, soft sounds create an agreeable environment to relax and unwind. Find a quiet space where you can listen, sing the long notes, and breathe… you will feel refreshed in no-time!

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March 2020   January 2020
Birds Dreaming   Astral Dreams
 

From the rhythmic emu to rainforest night birds, Ariel is always inspired by bird songs of all kinds; he just has to tune his instruments to various recordings and magic happens… This relaxing album highlights birds skills to trance us into cosmic realms.

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Hypnotic music for deep relaxation, meditation, time-travel, massage, reverie and other inner space activities.


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French Archives 1977 - 80 (4-LP box)

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...... French Archives 1977 – 1980, the lavish four LP box set, now emerging in the hands of Black Sweat, draws from previously unreleased recordings from one of Ariel Kalma’s most creatively rich periods. Divided under four headings – Sarasvati Planet ArielPlanet AirAscend Descend and Astral Cathedral, the represented body of work was conceived as autonomous works, sculpting distinct sonic environments, as well as for applications within group therapy sessions for healing, trance and relaxation.

When viewed as a single body emerging from the shadows of time, these lost recordings offer a remarkable revelation into the diversity of Kalma’s practice. With their ambiences, extended tones, and repetitive rippling melodies, most of the composer’s previously know work has offered easy connections to the efforts of the New Age Movement and to Minimalists like Terry Riley, La Monte Young, and Jon Hassell.

The works contained within French Archives 1977 – 1980, display an even more diverse range – all so engrossing and of such a remarkable quality, that it’s an unquestionable sin that they have remained unheard for so long.

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