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Essential Echoes for 2004: |
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| 1 | Anja Lechner & Vasillis Tsabropoulos | Chants Hymns and Dances |
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| 2 | Lanterna | Highways |
review |
| 3 | BT | Music from & Inspired by the Film Monster |
review |
| 4 | Viktor Krauss | Far From Enough |
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| 5 | Erik Wollo | Blue Sky Red Guitars |
review |
| 6 | Jan Garbarek | In Praise of Dreams |
review |
| 7 | Steve Tibbetts/Choying Drolma | Selwa |
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| 8 | Jonathan Elias | American River |
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| 9 | Zero One | Psi-Fi |
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| 10 | Mark Dwane | The Sirius Link | more info |
| 11 | Vas | Feast of Silence |
review |
| 12 | Donna DeLory | The Lover and the Beloved |
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| 13 | Fritz Heede | Illuminated Manuscripts |
review |
| 14 | Air | Talkie Walkie |
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| 15 | Green Isac | Etnotronica |
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| 16 | William Eaton Ensemble | Sparks and Embers |
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| 17 | Blow Up Hollywood | Fake |
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| 18 | Lori Carson | The Finest Thing |
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| 19 | Jon Hopkins | Contact Note |
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| 20 | Moya Brennan | Two Horizons |
review |
| 21 | Jami Sieber | Hidden Sky |
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| 22 | Steve Roach/Byron Metcalf/Mark Seelig | Mantram |
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| 23 | Will Ackerman | Returning |
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| 24 | California Guitar Trio | Whitewater |
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| 25 | Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning | The Katurran Odyssey |
review |
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Essential Echoes for 2003: |
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| 1 | AfroCelts | Seed (Realworld) |
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| 2 | Saul Stokes | Fields (Hypnos) | More info |
| 3 | Jairamiji | Kindred Spirits (Dakini) | More info |
| 4 | Tim Story/Hans-Joachim Roedelius | Lunz (Narada) |
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| 5 | Pat Metheny | One Quiet Night (Warner Bros) |
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| 6 | Patrick O'Hearn | Beautiful World (Patrick O'Hearn) |
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| 7 | Suzanne Teng | Miles Beyond (Autumn Light) |
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| 8 | Rhonda Larson | Distant Mirrors (Bear Behind Productions) |
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| 9 | Erik Wollo | Emotional Landscapes (Spotted Peccary) |
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| 10 | Rasa | Shelter (New Earth) |
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| 11 | Samite | Tunula Eno (Triloka) |
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| 12 | Loop Guru | Bathtime with Loop Guru (Hypnotic Records) |
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| 13 | Kila | Luna Park (World Village) |
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| 14 | Savae | Ancient Echoes (World Library) |
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| 15 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells 2003 (Rhino) |
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| 16 | Michael Gulezian | Language of the Flame (Timbreline Music) |
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| 17 | Joe Ebel | Primebel (Ebel Alley Music) |
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| 18 | Kevin Bartlett | Near Life Experience (Aural Gratification) |
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| 19 | Gigi | Illuminated Audio(Palm Pictures) |
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| 20 | One Alternative | Pendulum (One Alternative) |
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| 21 | Cliff Martinez | Solaris (Trauma Records) |
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| 22 | Ghazal | Rain (ECM) |
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| 23 | Amethystium | Aphelion (Neurodisc) |
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| 24 | Adrian Legg | Guitar Bones (Favored Nations Acoustic) |
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| 25 | Code Indigo | Time Code (AD Music) |
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Read more/ Purchase from amazon.com |
| 1 | Moodswings | Horizontal |
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| 2 | David Bridie | Act of Free Choice |
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| 3 | Steve Tibbetts | A Man About a Horse |
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| 4 | Future Sound of London | The Isness |
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| 5 | Azam Ali | Portals of Grace |
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| 6 | Yo Yo Ma-Silk Road Ensemble | Silk Road Journey |
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| 7 | Ancient Future | Planet Passion |
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| 8 | Danny Heines | What Worlds They Bring |
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| 9 | Ishq | Orchid | more info |
| 10 | Axiom of Choice | Unfolding |
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| 11 | Phillip Glass | Naqoyqatsi |
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| 12 | Solas | The Edge of Silence |
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| 13 | Peter Gabriel | Up |
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| 14 | Phil Thornton | Dreamscapes |
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| 15 | Michael Hewett | Being in Dreaming |
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| 16 | Madredeus | Electronico |
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| 17 | Bobby McFerrin | Beyond Words |
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| 18 | Samite | Kambu Angels |
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| 19 | Hans Zimmer | Black Hawk Down |
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| 20 | Jeff Pearce | Bleed |
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| 21 | George Winston | Night Divides the Day:The Music of the Doors |
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| 22 | Mediaeval Babes | The Rose |
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| 23 | Edward Bilous | Soundtrack: Frontier House |
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| 24 | Carl Weingarten | Escape Silence |
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| 25 | Craig Armstrong | As if to Nothing |
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| 1 | Afro Celt Sound System | Vol 3: Further in Time |
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| 2 | Bruce Kaphan | Slider |
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| 3 | Brian Eno / J. Peter Schwalm | Drawn from Life |
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| 4 | Dead Can Dance | 1981-1998 |
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| 5 | Patrick O'Hearn | So Flows the Current |
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| 6 | Will Ackerman | Hearing Voices |
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| 7 | David Darling | Cello Blue |
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| 8 | Epiphany Project | Epiphany Project |
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| 9 | Tim Story | Shadowplay |
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| 10 | Erik Wollo | Wind Journey |
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| 11 | Jalan Jalan | Bali Dua |
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| 12 | Zero One | Prototype 2 |
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| 13 | Green Isac | Groundrush |
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| 14 | Gary Stroutsos | Pacific Moon |
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| 15 | Eberhard Weber | Endless Days |
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| 16 | Rasa | Union |
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| 17 | Paul Ellis | Into the Liquid Unknown |
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| 18 | Tim Farrell | Songs from Clarowood |
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| 19 | Lumin | Hadra |
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| 20 | Kit Watkins | The Gathering (sets 1 and 2) |
More
info on these Kit Watkins CDs |
| 21 | B-Tribe | Spiritual Spiritual |
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| 22 | Carol Tatum | Music for Harp |
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| 23 | Nana | Daughters of the Sun |
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| 24 | Pat Thomi | Pyramids |
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| 25 | William Coulter/Benjamin Verdery | Song for our Ancestors |
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Amazon.com |
| 1 | Arvo Part | Alina | ECM |
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| 2 | Vas | In the Garden of Souls | Narada |
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| 3 | Preston Reed | Handwritten Notes | Outer Bridge |
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| 4 | Skyedance | Labyrinth | Culburnie |
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| 5 | Axiom of Choice | Niya Yesh | Narada |
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| 6 | Jeff Pearce | To The Shores of Heaven | Hypnos |
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| 7 | Rasa | Devotion | Hearts of Space |
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| 8 | Stephan Micus | The Garden of Mirrors | ECM |
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| 9 | Harold Budd | The Room | Atlantic |
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| 10 | Jonn Serrie & Gary Stroutsos | Hidden World | Narada |
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| 11 | Joanne Shenandoah | Peacemaker's Journey | Silverwave |
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| 12 | Erik Wollo | Guitar Nova | Spotted Peccary |
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| 13 | Sorma | Mirage of the East | Pacific Moon |
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| 14 | Milladoiro | Auga de Maio | Green Linnet |
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| 15 | Kate Price | The Isle of Dreaming | Omtown |
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| 16 | Ekova | Heaven's Dust | Six Degrees |
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| 17 | Saul Stokes | Outfolding | Hypnos |
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| 18 | Nakai-Eaton-Clipman-Nawang | In a Distant Place | Canyon |
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| 19 | Martin Tillman | Eastern Twin | Unitone |
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| 20 | Arc | Radio Sputnik | DiN |
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| 21 | Steve Stevens | Flamenco.a.go.go | Ark21 |
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| 22 | Thomas Otten | Close to Silence | Higher Octave |
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| 23 | Mary Jane Lamond | Lan Duil | Wicklow |
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| 24 | Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning | Byzantium | Ark |
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| 25 | Ketil Bjornstad & David Darling | Epigraphs | ECM |
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| Rank | Artist | Title (Label) |   |
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| 1 | Jon Hassell | Fascinoma (Waterlily Acoustics) |
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| 2 | Afro Celt Sound System | Vol. II: Release (Realworld) |
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| 3 | Samite | Stars to Share (Windham Hill) |
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| 4 | Uakti & Philip Glass | Aguas da Amazonia (Point Music) |
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| 5 | Steve Roach | Light Fantastic (Fathom) |
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| 6 | Various Artists | Northern Nights (Six Degrees) |
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| 7 | J. Garbarek/Hilliard Ensemble | Mnemosyne (ECM) |
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| 8 | John McLaughlin | Remember Shakti (Verve) |
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| 9 | Toumani Diabate | New Ancient Strings (Hanibal) |
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| 10 | Jalan Jalan | Bali (Pacific Moon) |
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| 11 | Angels of Venice | Angels of Venice (Windham Hill) |
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| 12 | Kevin Keller | Pendulum (Lektronic Soundscapes) |
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| 13 | Robert Mirabal | Taos Tales (SilverWave) |
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| 14 | Knut Hamre and Steve Tibbetts | A (Hanibal) |
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| 15 | Coyote Oldman | House Made of Dawn (Hearts of Space) |
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| 16 | Al Di Meola | Winter Night (Telarc) |
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| 17 | John Doan | Wayfarer (Hearts O Space) |
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| 18 | Suzanne Teng | Mystic Journey (Autumn Light) |
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| 19 | Conrad Praetzel | Receive (Paleo) |
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| 20 | David Helpling | Sleeping on the Edge of the World (Spotted Peccary) |
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| 21 | Leo Kottke | One Guitar, No Vocals (Private Music) |
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| 22 | Omar Faruk Tekbelik | One Truth (World Class) |
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| 23 | Gregorio Allegri/Vladmir Ivanoff | Sacred Treasures (Hearts of Space) |
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| 24 | Paul Winter and Friends | Celtic Solstice (Windham Hill) |
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| 25 | Monk | Blink (Ether/Flat Earth) | - |
| Artist | Title | Label |
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| Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke | Duality | 4AD |
| Robert Rich | Seven Veils | Hearts of Space |
| Vas | Offerings | Narada |
| Mary McLaughlin and William Coulter | Celtic Requiem | Windham Hill |
| Alex de Grassi | The Water Garden | Tropo |
| Happy Rhodes | Many Worlds are Born Tonight | Samson |
| David Michael and Randy Mead | Courtship of the Moon | Purnima |
| Mark Dwane | The Nefilim | Trondant |
| Maire Brennan | Perfect Time | Word |
| Steve Roach and Roger King | Dust to Dust | Projekt |
| Liz Story | 17 Seconds to Anywhere | Windham Hill |
| Baka Beyond | Journey Between | Hannibal/Ryko |
| Air | Moon Safari | Source/Caroline |
| Redshift | Ether | Champagne Lake |
| Jocelyn Montgomery and David Lynch | Lux Vivens | Mammoth |
| Djivan Gasparyan and Michael Brook | Black Rock | Realworld |
| Will Ackerman | Sound of Wind Driven Rain | Windham Hill |
| Bang on a Can | Music for Airports | Point Music |
| Monk | Hush | Ether |
| Gustavo Santaolalla | Ronroco | Nonesuch |
| Ceredwen | Or Mabinogi | Real Music |
| Tim Farrell | Skydancer | Magrathea |
| Luis Perez | Tales of Astral Travelers | Domo |
| Peter Kater and Nawang Khechog | Dance of the Innocents | EarthSea |
| Ken Bonfield | Homecoming | BWE |
| Artist | Title | Label |
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| Jamshied Sharifi | A Prayer for the Soul of Layla | Alula |
| Vas | Sunyata | Narada |
| John Doan | Eire: Isle of the Saints | Hearts 'O Space |
| Richard Souther | Illumination | Sony Classical |
| Loreena McKennitt | The Book of Secrets | Warner Bros |
| Mike Oldfield | Voyager | Reprise |
| Alpha Wave Movement | The Edge of Infinity | Cue |
| Stellamara | Star of the Sea | City of Tribes |
| Steve Roach | On This Planet | Fathom |
| Tingstad and Rumbel | Pastorale | Narada |
| Haden and Metheny | Beyond the Missouri Sky | Verve |
| Uakti | Trilobyte | Point Music |
| Steve Tibbetts/Choying Drolma | Cho | Hannibal/Rykodisc |
| Rob Eberhard Young | Sticks and Stones | Imaginary Road |
| Kolinda | Osz | Celluloid |
| Andrew White | The Heart of the Celtic Guitar | White Cloud |
| Aine Minogue | Between the Worlds | BMG |
| Vangelis | Oceanic | East West |
| Dogon | The Siru ius Expeditions | New Dog |
| Bill Frisell | Nashville | Nonesuch |
| Paul Winter | Canyon Lullaby | Living Music |
| Richard Horowitz/Sussan Deyhim | Majoun | Sony Classical |
| Annbjorg Lien | Prisme | Shanachie |
| Various Artists | Summer Solstice | Windham Hill |
| Greg Klamt | Fluxus Quo | Spotted Peccary |
| Artist | Title | Label |
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| Dead Can Dance | Spiritchaser | 4AD |
| Michael Hedges | Oracle | Windham Hill |
| Patrick O'Hearn | Metaphor | Deep Cave |
| Joaquin Lievano | Ecologie | Miramar |
| Ottmar Liebert | Opium | Epic |
| Seamus Egan | When Juniper Sleeps | Shanachie |
| Dadawa | Sister Drum | Sire |
| Angels of Venice | Awake Inside a Dream | Epiphany |
| Hans Christian | Surrender | Allemande |
| Mark Dwane | Paradigm Shift | Trondant |
| Tino Izzo | Foreign Skies | Chacra |
| Noirin Ni Riain | Celtic Soul | Living Music |
| Trance Mission | Head Light | City of Tribes |
| Paul Haslinger | Worl Without Rules | RGB |
| Sheila Chandra | ABoneCroneDrone | Real World |
| Vangelis | Voices | Atlantic |
| Adiemus | Songs of Sactuary | Caroline |
| Kevin Keller | Intermezzo | Zebra |
| One Alternative | Yet to Be | One Alternative |
| Joanie Madden | Song of the Irish Whistle | Hearts of Space |
| Davy Spillane | A Place Among the Stones | Columbia |
| Richard Burmer | Treasures of the Saints | Miramar |
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Steve Roach, Steven Kent, Kenneth Newby |
Halcyon Days | Fathom |
| Jan Garbarek | Visible World | ECM |
| Jeff Pearce | The Hidden Rift | Ancient Sun |
| Artist | Title | Label |
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| Patrick O'Hearn | Trust | Deep Cave |
| Lisa Gerrard | The Mirror Pool | 4AD |
| Jade Warrior | Elements | Island |
| Roger Eno | Lost In Translation |