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"My wish is that this cd - lavender dreams - will highly assist listeners to relax, meditate and sleep better. enjoy your personal experience! Special thanks to Hoyt Dooley of Open Door Productions for the fantastic mastering job." -Steven Cravis For updates about songs, CDs, sheet music and performances by Steven Cravis, join the email list at http://www.stevencravis.com ! Unsubscribe at any time. 1. land of make believe - a light childlike, magical melody and chord piano, almost traditionally classical, yet very minimalistic, with a touch of ambient angelic symphony here and there. 2. jade's dream - a jazz fusion, spiro gyra-like multi-track funky groove and melody with a killer jan hammer-like synthesizer solo towards the last 4th of the track. 3. the hundredth monkey - solo piano - an almost latin rhythm with a surprising flow of chordal and melodic changes all the way from beginning to end, with a snappy, yet flowing improvised solo in the middle. 4. sonic pyramids - the combination of triad chords (3 notes at a time, in third intervals apart from eachother) with 3/4 time made me think of pyramid structures and the powerful drums during those chords are why i called this 'sonic pyramids'. this has a kitaro type of sound to the melody and feel. 5. shantawa - a gentle and mysterious flute melody over harp chordal plucking and lush strings. i don't know where the name came from, but something told me it should have this name. if you know what 'shantawa' means, please let me know by sending an email through this web site! 6. tribal secrets - pat metheny-like guitar patterns with a steady conga beat, this song to me is about community spirit, sharing love and joy and respect for one another... some have told me of personal spiritual experiences they have had while listening to this piece. 7. shaman - a transitional piece on this album, this is where the album gets more hypnotic and trance like, and soothing, as the night goes on. i actually designed this cd to become more and more hypnotic and healing as it progresses through the tracks, with the intention to assist in dream time and meditation. 8. the somerset miracle - this is dedicated to the 9 quecreek, pa miners, they're families and rescuers. i was very moved by that story as it unfolded in the news. it has piano accompanied by orchestral and choir like sounds. 9. mystical myst - a loop from this track was licensed for use on www.orisinal.com in the game perilous voyage, animated by the artist ferry halim. i highly recommend you try the all the free online games at orisinal.com! this has harp, light percussion, piano and deep, rich orchestral accompaniment. it's very simple, yet profound at the same time, and repeats a soothing main melody line, like a musical mantra. 10. hypnoprism - a very hypnotic, mellow groove that repeats with subtle variances, designed for enhanced contemplation, relaxation, meditation, dreams, and more. 11. in my dreams i fly with you - a dreamlike floating piano piece that echoes and integrates with your consciousness.