Retailers are confused, the public has been misled, and the distributors flounder directionless.
Walking into the usual music megastore and looking in their New Age section, one is as likely to find Zamfir playing pan pipe Muzak as one is to stumble upon a truly groundbreaking work. Among the few who boldly go where no musician has gone before, Steve Roach and Michael Stearns have been wayshowers for a number of years now. Hearts of Space has been one of the few labels to retain their integrity while showcasing this type of artist. Now, they have wisely created a subsidiary to their label. Here, you will encounter soundtracks for the shadow side of life, themes for those powerful passages we move through which cry for unique anthems to accompany them.