Sarah Brightman, the Queen of Broadway stage plays who sings both classical and popular stage plays, has released a wonderful cover album "Moonlight" in the new millennium, once again showing her extraordinary singing talent and meticulous, Pure and incomparable vocal charm

Deep Forest Forest Story

Deep Forest was founded in France in 1992 by three musicians: Dan Lacksman, Eric Mouquest and Michel Sanchez. Among them, Dan Lacksman is the producer, and the latter two are responsible for the performance. Dan Lacksman is a Belgian born in 1950. He has worked as a recording engineer in Brussels, Belgium since 1969, and began using synthetic music equipment to produce songs in 1970. In 1979, he produced Marc Moulin LIO's album, which sold millions of copies. Later, he became famous for producing albums for Thomas Dolby, Sparks and Yellow Magic Orchestra. In 1980, he established his own music company. By 1993, he produced Deep Forest's first album of the same name, which set astonishing sales figures around the world. Up to now, Dan-Lacksman is still persistent in using his professional techniques and concepts to continuously inject new life into music. With the full support of the United Nations Scientific and Educational Organization, Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet went deep into the rainforests of central Africa and used simple recording equipment to record traditional folk songs from the dwarf tribes of Zaire, Cameroon and Central Africa. It was recorded and then produced using modern electronic hybrid instruments mixed with the texture of modern music. As a pioneer of world music, Deep Forest has become the most representative top leadership group in the world music industry by integrating modern electronic keyboard instruments, traditional music of various ethnic groups and its own creations.

Germany, a land of outstanding people, has given birth to countless world celebrities recorded in history, and it is also home to countless talented musicians today. You may say that many of today's world-famous celebrities are not here. This may have something to do with their deep and unflashy national character. There is probably only one world-famous German musician, Michael Cretu (the soul of Enigma), and he is also a hermit who does not like the troubles of the world. Even so, that doesn't stop it from becoming a musical paradise in my mind. In fact, the more you know about new age music, the more you will discover the charm of hidden dragons and crouching tigers from German musicians. Perhaps because it doesn't matter how famous they are, they can immerse themselves in the beauty of the music world and create the most distinctive and moving personal style. In addition to Enigma, there are also Ginkgo Garden, Oliver Shanti, Mars Lasar, Karunesh, Cusco, Aschera, Christopher Franke, Yara, Bella Sonus... There are too many outstanding artists here, and each one of them is worthy of the title A stand-up person. Their music belongs to everyone in the world, but at the same time it belongs only to them.

Enigma, the pioneer of the genre, is a great milestone in the development history of New Age. Rock, electronic synthesizers, Gregorian chants, local folk music, Gothic dark style, strong religious and philosophical implications, the seamless and innovative combination of several elements is unprecedented, and its influence on latecomers and the new century The contribution to the development of music is immeasurable. Even if some people think that each of Enigma's most talented works is inferior to the last, even if there are countless rising stars who imitate, learn from, and learn from him, and even if there are some famous masters such as Deep Forest, Gregorian, and Era among them, no one dares to say so. Beyond Enigma, no one can completely escape the subtle influence of Enigma.

And I personally think that Enigma does not rest on his laurels. Every time he abandons his existing achievements in his new album, he instead explores new styles that are different from the past. After becoming famous and successful, he can go further and further in his own music career. This courage and persistence are worthy of my admiration and respect.

Ginkgo Garden, with Eddy F. Mueller as its soul, is another master-level artist. As the person who enlightened me about what New Age is, it is inevitable that my evaluation will be emotional and lose objectivity. However, the gorgeous but not overly popular electronic music, the appropriate fusion and application of oriental music elements such as India, Japan and China, and the ingenious combination of music and poetry and painting art. These three distinctive features indeed make Ginkgo Garden unique. On the other road of Enigma, it has reached a height that no one has reached so far. The perfectionism of only releasing one album every three years not only reflects the unique persistence and perseverance of the Germans, but also makes Ginkgo Garden's four albums all masterpieces.

The life of Oliver Shanti, who is of Gypsy descent, is full of legend. Like a gypsy traveler, he traveled half of the world, turning what he saw, heard, and thought into beautiful music with friends from all over the world. As a leader in World Music, he is like a skillful tailor, blending musical styles from all over the world into one beautiful tapestry after another. The world music reflected in his musical world is not only the shape of folk customs, but also the intersection of Eastern and Western cultural philosophies. His understanding of Chinese culture and application of Chinese music reflected in his most famous "Tai Chi" series are enough to put some invisible Chinese musicians to shame.

Also legendary is Karunesh (Sanskrit meaning great mercy). Born in science and engineering, he was on the verge of life and death for several days after a car accident. This turning point changed his life. After a period of traveling and studying in India, he decided to abandon his current position and pursue his true passion - music. This is also the reason why a considerable part of his music works are meditation music full of ethereal and hypnotic qualities. The representative work of this type of music is "Zen Breakfast 道 Zen". On the other hand, the world music style that combines ethnic music and electronic music is also his specialty. Although this style is not uncommon, his skillful control of both electronic and ethnic music elements makes several of his albums can be called classics.

Different from the above, Mars Lasar was born in Germany and moved to Australia with his parents when he was a child. The Australian style of sunshine and beaches makes Mars Lasar full of Australian characteristics on top of the German characteristics. of freedom and enthusiasm. One of the greatest characteristics of his works is that he often repeats variations on a basic melody and sets it off with colorful orchestration changes, presenting a unique beauty that is layered like angel wings. His early works were full of electronic flavor and fantasy, which earned him the reputation of "science fiction". The two works in the middle period - "Olympic National Park" and "Blue Dream" from the National Park series are romantic and warm, and are the most famous. Recently, he has ventured into the field of world music. His masterpiece "Karma" is one of the best new century music albums since the beginning of the new century in 2000.

The last thing I have to mention is BSC Music. This is a record company born and raised in Germany specializing in new age music. Different from the two world-class leading record companies New World Music and Real Music, BSC Music is much smaller and less famous. However, objectively speaking, BSC still has its own advantages that are different from the first two. New World is best known for its world music and meditation music full of local characteristics, while Real Music is unique in the music scene for its casual and relaxing light music. These three types of music are the most widely accepted in the market. BSC has its own German perseverance and perseverance. It has many and comprehensive music styles, which can be used as the best material for studying new century music. Here, both mainstream and non-mainstream music have their own development space.

This company is not good at sensationalism, and there is nothing particularly eye-catching about its packaging and covers, but they best reflect the characteristics and personality of the music and its author. There are only a handful of its musicians who are famous, but the music of each one shines with the brilliance of spirituality. Ginkgo Garden, Bernward Koch (representative work "Flowing"), Aschera (representative work "Whales Of Atlantis"), Cusco (representative work "Apurimac" series), etc. are among the representatives... Their music may not be the best, but they are all is unique. In some ways, I feel that BSC is more of a commercial institution than a large conservatory. Even some of the debut songs of Rudy K, a newcomer who has not released any albums, can be included in BSC's company collection. Encourage newcomers to create like this, I'm afraid it's not common anywhere. It is gratifying that their persistence and efforts have not been in vain. The company's internationally distributed selected series "Tender Moments (Streicheleinheiten)" has been widely praised, and its first and second episodes are the famous "Birds of Paradise" and " "Moonlight Fairy" two heavenly discs (this series is available in Yaran Music Plaza). I can clearly hear from their music that it’s not that they don’t care about sales and fame, it’s just that they are more willing to pursue their own musical ideals.

The postmodern artistic trend in New Era music is often reflected in the following creative ideas:

1. Finding poetry from the ordinary

Micha is The title page of his album quotes a poem by Pablo Casals:

In music, in the sea, ?

In flowers, in leaves,< /p>

In every good deed, I see

What people call God...

This religious poem illuminates the source of inspiration for New Age musicians : The smallest things and the most earth-shattering sights appear alike to them. They also hate the moral lessons of life, Enya sang in a song called "Angel":

Here, all too soon the day!

Wish the moon to fall and alter our tomorrow.

i should know

heaven has her way

－each one given memories to own.

The great miracle does not rely on words.

I will know the journey to heaven.

Everyone has his own memory.

My hands are almost paralyzed. I am so tired