Go to XONIC Home Page Marco Dolce, musician, composer, sacred sound practitioner Information about the mysterious dreamtime instruments of the Himalayas




Track List (mp3 clips)
1. Xumantra
2. Welcome to Arcturus
3. Prayer for the Trees
4. The Virgin Dances
5. The Righteous Deities
6. The Wrathful Deities
7. Amniotic Voyage
Sacred Singing Metals

Composed, performed and produced by Marco Dolce

Released September, 1997

Sacred sound practitioner Marco Dolce draws upon an extensive musical vocabulary, as well as an impressive collection of indigenous instruments, to create a truly global tapestry of sounds, styles, and rhythms. Compositions centered around authentic Himalayan bowls entrance and transport the listener. This is music that is exotic yet at once familiar, combining the emotion of Earth-centered rhythms with the celestial sounds of the Void.

Sacred Singing Metals has received much critical acclaim. It was in the Top 10 of New Age radio play, and was a finalist for CD of the Year in the New Age Voice Music Awards, Healing/Meditation Category.

Instrumentation: singing bowls, symphonic gong, wlind gong, temple bells, congaj drums, ngoma drum, Sioux drum, xylophone, guitar, shakers, cymbals, chimes, voice