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Darv Krizton | Maui, Hawaii, USA | 04/03/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"You can always count on Deuter for crisp production values,

total emotional/intuitive commitment to the performances and

a lush, evocative feel that is as luscious as a perfectly ripe mango,

fragrant as a rose in full bloom and pristine as a lily pad. Wow.

This album is in Deuter's more western classical mode, the

more traditional sound that made him world-famous. While not

breaking any new ground, it does take its place alongside the

pantheon of his main modality musics including the recent

2003 releases, "Sea & Silence" and "Earth Blue." I distinguish

these albums from his releases which tend to have more

of an explicit influence from eastern Asian classical musics, which

I prefer: his meditative and healing musics. Last year's "Spiritual

Healing" is one of my most loved Deuter releases of all time.

"Atmospheres" centers on delicate impressionistic piano

supported by gentle, ethereal string synthesis. This is

introspective music appropriate for the spa, massage,

drinking tea, reading, quiet mornings filled with Light.

With ten songs in little more than an hour, the average

length is around six minutes and thus not particularly

suited to meditation or imaginal voyages. This is, rather,

music for times of peace and tranquility, where one may

reflect on life or enjoy intimate conversation. I give it

four stars, reserving the fifth for when he really

outdoes himself.

I always keep up with Deuter because when he gets

it right, it is nearly perfect. This album, while not in

my preferred style and not terribly original, is a very

enjoyable paradisal environment and the relaxation

response my body had to it was near immediate and

quite profound. I should point out that Deuter stands

out as one of the early progenitors of what would

come to be called "New Age Music" along with other highly

notable composers like the supreme angelic sounds artist, Iasos,

and the pioneer of scientific healing music, Stephen Halpern.

Like either of these other artists, when you put their music on,

it will sound like "New Age Music" because they are IN FACT

"New Age Music" because they are the ones who developed

what came to be known as "New Age Music." My body convinced

my mind that i like it.

This album is certainly NOT a 2&1/2. a 3 or 3&1/2 is

arguable, but trust me it is not under 3"

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Everett Decker | Westfield, MA USA | 11/24/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I own well over 300 New Age CD's and Deuter's 'Atmospheres' is easily in the handful at the top! Even among deuter's other CD's that I have sampled, this one is far and away his best. The seemless blend of the nature sounds (recorded live by Deuter himself) with the sparse instrumentation create a tranquil world that entrances you. The 10 tracks (simply numbered in various languages) have this curious property of flowing yet leading you nowhere. No rifts, no refrains, no memorable passages, yet each piece has it's own identity and "atmosphere". Like water flowing, it neither calls attention to itself, nor does it stagnate. This CD reached to my core in a way New Age first did over 20 years ago. I had never bought another copy of a CD I own to gift to someone else. This CD I bought 2 more as gifts. If you want a relaxing CD that you will reach for again & again, you owe it to yourself to check this CD out!"