Sanctum Sanctuorum

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Product Description 'The first piece stops you in your tracks with its sheer, almost overwhelming beauty. But if that didn't get you, the next one is so spiritual that, if tears don't begin to well up in your eyes, you have no feelings at all, for this is the sound of heaven like never before. A galaxian string synth lead of gorgeous, emotive yet delicate qualities, rises up to fill the space inside and outside your head, while the male-female Gregorian choir-like refrains on top just add to the amazing strength and serenity of it all. It really is almost overwhelming, one of the most beautiful musical experiences I think I've ever heard in this genre... Spiritually, sonically and emotionally, it is music that sounds like nothing else in creation. There is a lot of music out there to be lived, but few that truly touch the soul this is one of the few.' - Andy Garibaldi, CD Services Review Expansive, tender, and passionately spiritual, Demby's music is designed for stress relief, contemplation, and serenity. Given Demby's multidimensional talents, it's no wonder her music is listened to all around the world. --New Age Retailer One of the top 'Chill Out' CD's --Body & Soul Magazine The opening minutes of this album herald a quality the likes of which you will rarely hear on a synth album. The first piece stops you in your tracks with its sheer, almost overwhelming beauty.... this is the sound of heaven, like never before... ...one of the most beautiful musical experiences I think I've ever heard in this genre... Spiritually, sonically and emotionally, it is music that sounds like nothing else in creation. There is a lot of music out there to be lived, but few that truly touch the soul, this is one of the few. --CD Services About the Artist An irrepressible personality with an infectious joie de vivre, Constance Demby is also a sincere spiritual seeker. A fifth generation Californian born in Oakland, Demby began classical piano studies at the age of eight. At twelve she moved to Connecticut where her artistic studies also included painting and sculpture. Throughout the 70s, she gave concerts, workshops and visual/musical presentations all over the eastern seaboard. During this period, she began to develop new forms of contemplative classical music. By the end of the decade, she had established her own label and released her first albums of meditative and sacred spacemusic (Skies Above Skies and Sunborne). Demby's music blossomed when she returned permanently to northern California in 1980 and began experimenting with electronic instruments. Two years later, she released Sacred Space Music Vol. 1, an enduring album featuring hammered dulcimer, acoustic piano and synthesizer (re-released in 1988, HS11010). Soon after the arrival of digital sampling keyboards, Demby integrated symphonic instrumental sounds into her music and began recording in her own 16-track studio. There she produced Novus Magnificat (1986, HS11003). Her 1989 release Set Free (HS11016) added rhythms and influences from Bali and Africa to her contemporary classical base and was hailed as a 'first-rate release by an artist in her prime.' Several international tours followed, to Europe, South America, the Canary Islands, Japan, Indonesia and beyond. With the help of Jim Miller of Stratus Sounds, Demby updated her entire studio in the early 90s, replacing many of her early synthesizers with an impressive array of the latest electronic instruments and recording technology.