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Release Date:: 01/25/2005
Label:: Narada
UPC:: 724387589322

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Best of David Arkenstone feels a little hurried. It only draws from five of the new age giant's Narada releases, including three selections from 1987's Valley in the Clouds and two songs each from Another Star in the Sky (1994) and Quest of the Dream Warrior (1995). There's no liner information to speak of, and its ten tracks all appear on the twodisc Arkenstone compendium from 2002, Visionary: The Ultimate Narada Collection. This means the set's probably meant as an Arkenstone calling card for listeners drawn in by his Grammynominated (and richly imagined) 2004 release Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey. Which is fine, because it works well as such an abstract. Opener "Valley in the Clouds" establishes Arkenstone's flair for mixing gentle rhythms with mysticism, while "Under the Canopy"'s woodwinds and faraway nature effects travel on a pleasant south pacific breeze. "A Thousand Small Gold Bells" (from the 1993 Narada compilation Earth Songs) is tranquil but for its triumphant, cymbalsmashing chorus break; your point of view suddenly shifts to a sweeping aerial shot of the Himalayas. Other Best of David Arkenstone highlights include the plaintive ballad "Another Star in the Sky", "Magic Forest"'s swirling synths and wordless vocal, and "Southern Cross", which might feature the set's strongest melody. Arkenstone devotees will already have everything here. But for anyone just discovering him, it's nice primer.

- Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

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California's David Arkenstone blends global, cinematic, and rock elements into his new age sonic tapestries. A music lover since the age of ten, when he moved to California from Chicago, Arkenstone has immersed himself in all kinds of music, and play...Full David Arkenstone Biography

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