I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America, 1950-1990

by Various Artists

I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America, 1950-1990 cover art

This meticulously curated anthology successfully rescued the much-maligned New Age genre from its reputation for corporate blandness, focusing exclusively on highly obscure, privately pressed cassette recordings. The compilation unearths visionary, DIY musicians utilizing early synthesizers and acoustic minimalism to create deeply meditative, spiritual soundscapes. The release catalyzed a massive critical reevaluation and resurgence of underground ambient and new age music globally.

Genres

  • New Age
  • Ambient

Tracklist

  1. The Struggle Of The Magicians Part Three
  2. Pompeii 76 A.D.
  3. Gongs In The Rain
  4. Witch's Will
  5. Formentera Sunset Clouds
  6. Seventh Chakra Keynote B (Violet)
  7. Seraphic Borealis
  8. Om Mani Padme Hum
  9. Arabian Fantasy
  10. Awakening (Excerpt)
  11. Unicorns In Paradise (Excerpt)
  12. Glide V
  13. Lifting Off
  14. As The Earth Kissed The Moon (Excerpt)
  15. Tien Fu: Heaven's Gate (Excerpt)
  16. Blue Spirals
  17. Two Souls Dance
  18. Li Sun
  19. Lunar Eclipse (Excerpt)
  20. Waterfall Winds