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Explanation of the Listings and Ratings
Artists:
K
Ingrid Karklins
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Anima Mundi
(Green Linnet, 1995) *
Karunesh
- Sounds Of The Heart (Nightingale, 1987) ***
- Colours Of Light (Nightingale, 1988) **
- Sky's Beyond (Nightingale, 1989) **
- Heart Symphony (Nightingale, 1991) ***
- Heart Chakra Meditation (Nightingale, 1992) *
- Beyond Body And Mind (Nightingale, 1993) ***
- Secrets of Life (Nightingale, 1996) *
- Chakra Sounds (Nightingale, 1997) *
- Zen Breakfast (Real Music, 2001) *
- Nirvana Cafe' (Real Music, 2002) *
Peter Kater
- Spirit (Raydo, 1983) (Silver Wave, 1989) ***
- Coming Home (Invincible, 1985) (Silver Wave, 1989) **
- Two Hearts (Optimism, 1986) **
- Anthem (Nebula, 1986) (Silver Wave, 1989) ***
- The Fool And The Hummingbird (Silver Wave, 1987) *
- For Christmas (Silver Wave, 1987) *
- Gateway (Gaia, 1987) (Silver Wave, 1989) ***
- Homage (Silver Wave, 1989) **
- Moments Dreams And Visions (Silver Wave, 1989) * soundtrack
- Natives (Silver Wave, 1990) **** with Carlos Nakai
- Collection 1983-90 (Silver Wave, 1991) *** anthology
- Rooftops (Silver Wave, 1991) **
- The Season (Silver Wave, 1991) *
- Migration (Silver Wave, 1992) **** with Nakai
- Flesh And Bone: Skeleton Woman (Silver Wave, 1993) ****
- How The West Was Lost vol I (Silver Wave, 1993) * with Nakai, soundtrack
- Honorable Sky (Silver Wave, 1994) *** with Nakai
- Pursuit Of Happiness (Silver Wave, 1994) *
- How The West Was Lost vol II (Silver Wave, 1995) * with Nakai, soundtrack
- Life Blood (Silver Wave, 1995) * with Joanne Shenandoah
- Soul Nature (Silver Wave, 1996) **
- Improvisations In Concert (Silver Wave, 1996) * with Nakai
- Heart's Desire (Source, 2000) with McCandless, Chavez, Darling
- Essence (EarthSea, 1996) ***
- Eco-Challenge (EarthSea, 1997) **
- Heart's Desire (Source, 2000) with McCandless, Chavez, Darling
- Through Windows and Walls (??, 2001) * with Nakai
Ryo Kawasaki
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#
(Polydor, #) *
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Juice
(RCA, 1976) *
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Prism
(East Wind, 197#) *
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Eight Mile Road
(East Wind, 197#) *
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Ring Toss
(Audiofidelity, 197#) *
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Nature's Revenge
(MPS, 198#) * with Dave Liebman
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#
(Timeless, 198#) *
-
#
(Timeless, 198#) *
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Mirror Of My Mind
(Open Sky, 198#) *
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Little Tree
(Open Sky, 198#) *
-
Live
(Open Sky, 198#) *
-
Ryo
(Philips, 1981) *
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Lucky Lady
(Philips, 1982) *
-
Images
(#, 1987) **
-
Pleasure Garden
(#, 1990) ** soundtrack
-
Here There And Everywhere
(Satellites, 1992) *
-
My Reverie
(Satellites, 199#) *
-
Love Within The Universe
(Satellites, 1994) **
-
Remixes Remixes
(Satellites, 1995) *
-
Sweet Life
(Satellites, 1996) *
Brian Keane & Omar Faruk Tekbilek
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Just Like Being Born
(Flying Fish, 1985) * with Larry Coryell
-
Bolero
(String 233850, 198#) * with Larry Coryell
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Snowfalls
(Flying Fish, 1987) *
-
Suleyman The Magnificent
(Celestial Harmonies, 1988) ** soundtrack
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Fire Dance
(Celestial Harmonies, 1990) ***
-
Beyond The Sky
(Celestial Harmonies, 1992) **
-
Common Planet
(Manhattan, 1993) **
-
Solo Guitar
(Flying Fish, 19##) **
-
The Way West
(Shanachie, 1995) ** soundtrack
Keeler
- Port Said: Through Veils (cassetta autoprodotta, 1982) **
- Port Said: Eve of Departure (cassetta autoprodotta, 1983) **
- Port Said: Crossings (cassetta autoprodotta, 1983) ***
- Port Said: Traveller's Companion (cassetta autoprodotta, 1984) **
- Other Skies: Vistas (Arcanum, 1988) **
- Planet Of Lovers (cassetta autoprodotta, 1984) *
- Legerdemain (cassetta autoprodotta, 1986) *
- Outward Signs (Great Orm, 1988) *
- Autofocus (Great Orm, 1988) **
- The Present Link (Great Orm, 1990) **
- Playing Fields (Great Orm, 1992) **
- The Age Of The Inventor (Multimood, 1994) ***
- Trapped In The Hi-Fi Zone (Multimood, 1995) *
Detlef Keller
- The Story of Clouds (AudioWorks, 1994) **
- Ways to the Rainbow (Manikin, 1996) **
- The Other Face (Manikin, 1997) ***
- Loops & Beats (Manikin, 1996) *** with Mario Schonwalder
- Sakrale Tone (Manikin, 1997) ** with Mario Schonwalder
Georgia Kelly
- Seapeace (Heru, 1978) (Global Pacifici, 19##) ***
- Ancient Echoes (Heru, 1978) ** with Steven Halpern
- Tarashanti (Heru, 1979) ***
- Birds Of Paradise (Heru, 1980) **
- The Sound Of The Spirit (Heru, 1981) ****
- Eros And Logos (Heru, 1982) *
- Harp And Soul (Heru, 1983) *
- In A Chord (Sonic Atmospheres, 1984) * with Craig Huxley
- Big Sur Tapestry (Pacific Arts, 19##)
- Fresh Impressions (Global Pacific, 1987) * with Steve Kindler
- Winter Classics (Global Pacific, 1989) *
- A Journey Home (Global Pacific, 1989) *** with Dusan Bogdanovic
- Gardens Of The Sun (Heru, 1993) **
- Perennials (1996)
Kevin Kendle
- Aerial Vistas (Eventide, 1996) **
- Aerial Vistas
- Autumn
- Butterflies
- Clouds
- Distant Horizons - vol.1
- Distant Horizons - vol.2
- First Light
- Flowers
- Light from Orion
- Music for Yoga
- Pure Dreaming
- Spring
- Tarot (The Mind, Body, and Soul Series)
Stephen Kent
-
Furious Pig
(Rough Trade, 1980) *
-
Landing
(City Of Tribes, 1995) ***
-
Beasts Of Paradise: Gathered On The Edge
(City Of Tribes, 1995) **
-
Halcyon Days
(Hearts Of Space, 1996) *** with Kenneth Newby and Steve Roach
-
Family Tree
(City Of Tribes, 1997) **
Kevin Kern
- 1996 - In the Enchanted Garden
- 1997 - Beyond the Sundial
- 1998 - Summer Daydreams
- 1999 - In My Life ++
- 2001 - Embracing the Wind
- 2002 - More Than Words (Best of Kevin Kern)
- 2003 - The Winding Path
- 2005 - Imagination's Light
Al Gromer Khan (German sitarist)
- Space Hotel (New Earth, 1996) *
- Black Marble Sweet Fire (Hearts Of Space, 1996) * with Kai Taschner
Khenany
-
Khehany
(Celestial Harmonies, 1993) **
Bob Kindler
- Music From The Matrix I - Sacred Earth (Global Pacific 209, 19##) ***
- Music From The Matrix II - Infinite Space (Global Pacific 203, 19##) **
- Music From The Matrix III - Waters Of Life (Global Pacific, 1987) **
- Wingspan (Global Pacific, 1989) *
- Tiger's Paw (Global Pacific, 1990) *
- Ever Free Never Bound
Steve Kindler
- Lemurian Sunrise (Waterfall 105, 19##) **
- Dolphin Smiles (Global Pacific, 1987) **** with Teja Bell
- Fresh Impressions (Global Pacific, 1987) * with Georgia Kelly
- Automatic Writing (Global Pacific, 1989) **
- Across A Rainbow Sea (Global Pacific, 1990) **
- Paradise Lost (Mesa, 1993) **
- Pieces Of My Life (Mesa, 1995) ** anthology
Ben Tavera King
- Saturday Night In San Antonio (Folkaways, 1982) *
- Border Bash (Folkaways, 1983) *
- Border Crossings (Folkways, 1984) ***
- Southwestern Scenario (Vanguard Terra, 1986) *
- Desert Dreams (Global Pacific, 1987) *
- Coyote Moon (Global Pacific, 1990) *
- Turquoise Trail (Talking Taco, 1990) ** with Jessita Reyes
- Themes Of Passion (Talking Taco, 1991) *
- Visions & Encounters (Talking Taco, 1992) **
- Hunting Magic (Talking Taco, 1994) ** with Eric Casillas
Gershon Kingsley
- Much Silence (Relativity Theory, 1986) ***
reissued as Anima (Kingsley Sound, 1990)
Bernd Kistenmacher
- Head-Visions (Musique Intemporelle, 1987) **
- Wake Up In The Sun (Musique Intemporelle, 1987) ****
- Kaleidoscope (Musique Intemporelle, 1989) **
- Outlines (Musique Intemporelle, 1990) ****
- Characters (Musique Intemporelle, 1991) * with Harald Grosskopf
- Live And Studio Tapes (Musique Intemporelle, 1992) *
- Starting Again (Musique Intemporelle, 1995) *
- Thoughts (Green Tree Records, 1996) *
Osamu Kitajima
- Benzaiten (Antilles, 1976) ***
- Osamu (Island, 1977) (Pony, 1989) ***
- Masterless Samurai Samurai (Head First, 1980) *
- Dragon King (Arista, 1981) *
- Face To Face (Takoma, 198#) *
- FM Shrine (Epic, 198#) *
- In Minds Way (Epic, 198#) *
- The Source (Electric Bird, 1984) (CBS, 1984) **
- Passages (CBS, 1987) *
- California Roll (CBS, 1988) *
- Sweet Chaos (Pony, 1989) *
- Behind the Light (Higher Octave, 1991) *
- Beyond The Circle (Higher Octave, 1996) *
Kitaro
- Far East Family Band: Nipponjin (Vertigo 6370 850, 197#) *
- Far East Family Band: Parallel World (Mu Land LQ 7002-M, 197#) *
- Ten Kai (Wergo 1021) (Victor, 1978) ***
reissued as Astral Voyage (Geffen, 1985)
- From The Full Moon Story (Sound Design, 1979) (Geffen, 1985) **
- Oasis (Kuckuck, 1979) ****
- Silk Road (Kuckuck, 1980) *****
- In Person (Kuckuck, 1981) ** anthology
- Ki (Canyon, 1981) (Kuckuck, 1982) ***
- Ten Jiku (Sound Design 1342-5, 1982) **
- Silver Cloud (Sound Design 1342-17, 1983) (Geffen, 1985) **
- Silk Road Suite (Kuckuck, 1983) ** with London Symphony Orchestra
- Tunhuang (Kuckuck, 1985) **
- Queen Millennia (Geffen, 1985) ** soundtrack
- India (Geffen, 1985) **
- Toward The West (Geffen, 1985) *
- Asia (Geffen, 1985) *
- Best (Kuckuck, 1986) * anthology
- Tenku (Geffen, 1986) *
- Light Of The Spirit (Geffen, 1987) **
- Ten Years (Geffen, 1988) **** anthology
- Kojiki (Geffen, 1990) ***
- Live In America (Geffen, 1991) *
- Dream (Geffen, 1992) *
- Heaven & Earth (Geffen, 1994) * soundtrack
- Mandala (Domo, 1994) *
- An Enchanted Evening (Domo, 1995) *
- Peace On Earth (Domo, 1996) *
- World of Music (Domo, 1996) with Yu-Xiao Guang *
- World of Music (Domo, 1996) with Nawang Khechog *
- The World Of Kitaro (Domo, 1996) **
- Gaia - Onbashira (Domo, 1998) **
Greg Klamt
- Fulcrum (Spotted Peccary, 1995) **
- Fluxus Quo (Spotted Peccary, 1996) **
KLF
-
Chill Out
(KLF, 1990) ***
-
Space
(KLF, 1990) **
-
The White Room
(KLF, 1991) *
Andrey Klimkovsky
- From Dusk till Dawn (1997)
- Milky Way (1997)
- Birth, Life and Death (1997)
- On the Edge of Galaxy (1997)
- Under the Starry Sky of Spain (1998)
- In Curled Space (1998)
- Dedicated to the Crew of Challenger (1998)
- I Was Born Beyond the Earth (1999)
- We Continue the Search (1999)
- Andromeda (1999)
- Lyra (1999)
- Moon Odyssey (1999)
- Martian Live Concert (1999)
- Spherical Live Concert (1999)
- Inner Cosmos (2000)
- Heart of the Universe (2000)
- Scarlet Sails (2000)
- Journey to the East (2001)
- Corona Borealis (2001)
- Star Triangle (2001)
- On the Edge of Dream (2001)
- Beyond the Dream (2001)
- All Oscillators ON (2003)
- Cassiopeia (2003)
- Star Journey (2003)
- Mercury (2004)
- Extreme Forsage (2005)
- Aegean Sea (2006)
- ElectroDynamics (2006)
- Between the Sky and Earth (2006)
Daniel Kobialka
- Labyrinth Within (Li-Sem, 1980) ***
- Echoes Of Secret Silence (Arch, 1982) *** with Charles Sphere
- Autumn Beyond (Arch, 1982) **
- Dream Passage (Li-Sem, 1982) **
- Timeless Motion (Li-Sem, 1982) ***
- Recollections (Halpern Sounds, 1982) * with Halpern
- Path Of Joy (Li-Sem, 1983) *
- Fragrances Of A Dream (Li-Sem, 1983) **
- Sun Space (Li-Sem, 1983) *
- Going Home (Li-Sem, 1984) *
- Mind Dance (Li-Sem, 1984) *
- Moonglow (Li-Sem, 1984) *
- Performs (Li-Sem, 1985) *
- Journeys In Time (Li-Sem, 1985) *
- Coral Seas (Li-Sem, 1985) *
- Afternoon Of A Fawn (Li-Sem, 1986) **
- Softness Of A Moment (Li-Sem, 1986) **
- When You Wish Upon A Star (Li-Sem, 1988) ***
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Li-Sem, 1989) **
- Rainbows (Li-Sem, 1991) ***
- Velvet Dreams (Li-Sem, 1992) **
- Going Home Again (Li-Sem, 1992) *
- Silver Linings (Li-Sem, 1989) (Cymekob, 1995) *
- Celtic Fantasy (Li-Sem, 1991) *
- Oh What A Beautiful Morning (Li-Sem, 1991) *
- Common Chord (Cymekob, 1993) *
Bernward Koch
- Flowing (Erdenklang, 1989) (American Gramophone, 1990) ***
- Laguna De La Vera (Erdenklang, 1992) (Higher Octave, 1993) ***
- Still Magic (Prudence, 1995) *
- 1992 - Gentle Breeze
- 1992 - Laguna De La Vera (Erdenklang)
- 1995 - Still Magic (AutoBahn + BSC Music)
- 1997 - Picante (with Pablo) (BSC Music)
- 1999 - Journey to the Heart (Real Magic Publishing )
- 2005 - Walking through Clouds (Real Magic Publishing)
Masayuki Koga
-
Beyond Time And Space
(###, 19##) *
-
Distant Cry Of Deer
(Fortuna 1, 19##) *
-
Moon At Dawn
(Fortuna, 19##) *
-
Autumn Mist
(Fortuna 39, 19##) *
-
Beyond Time And Space vol. 2
(Fortuna 31, 19##) *
-
Heart Of The Wind
(Fortuna 65, 19##) *
-
East Wind
(Fortuna 67, 19##) ** anthology
-
East Meets West vol. 1
(Invincible, 1985) *
Kol Simcha
- Voice Of Joy (GEMA, 1993) (World Class, 1994) ***
- Klezmer Soul (World Class, 1997) **
Martin Kolbe
-
Waves
(Mood, 1978) * with Ralf Illenberger
-
Colouring The Leaves
(Mood, 1979) * with Ralf Illenberger
-
Kid
(Mood, 1985) * with Ralf Illenberger
-
7
(Mood, 1987) * with Ralf Illenberger
-
Highlights
(Mood, 1988) *** anthology
-
White Light
(Narada, 1990) *
- Flieger (Wundertte, 199#)
- Tronic (Wundertte, 199#)
Ron Korb
- Tear Of The Sun (Oasis, 1990) *
- Japanese Mysteries (Oasis, 199#) *
- Flute Traveller (Oasis, 199#) *
- Behind The Mask (Oasis, 1996) *
Kostia
- St Petersburg Suite (Narada, 1994) ***
- Ten Pebbles (Narada, 1996) **
Jonathan Kramer
-
Whistling Wood Hearts
(Soundings Of The Planet, 1984) * with D'Rachael and Dean Evenson
-
Gong With The Wind
(Soundings Of The Planet, 1985) * with D'Rachael and Evenson
-
Tree O2
(Soundings Of The Planet, 1985) * with Evenson and Cyrille Verdeaux
-
Starry Night
(Soundings Of The Planet, 1986) *
Bernie Krause
-
Citadels
(Takoma, 1979) ***
-
Equator
(Nature Company, 1986) *
-
Nature
(Nature Company, 1987) *
-
Gorillas In The Mix
(Rykodisc, 1988) **
-
Gorilla
(Nature Company, 1989) *
-
Meridian
(Nature Company, 1989) * with Philip Aaberg
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Woodland Journey
(Rykodisc, 19##) *
-
Green Meadow Stream
(Rykodisc, 19##) *
-
Dawn At Trout Lake
(Rykodisc, 19##) *
-
Natural Voices/ African Song
(Wild Sanctuary, 1989) (Rykodisc, 19##) *
-
Amazon Days/ Amazon Nights
(Rykodisc, 19##) *
-
Monkey Business
(Rykodisc, 19##) *
-
Tropical Thunder
(Rykodisc, 199#) *
-
Ocean Wonders
(Rykodisc, 199#) *
-
Loons Of Echo Pond
(Rykodisc, 199#) *
Erlend Krauser
-
Talking Guitar
(Erdenklang, 1990) *
-
Flight Of The Phoenix
(Erdenklang, 1991) (Higher Octave, 1994) **
Lothar Krell
- Sinnfonie Fur Amphitrite (Blue Flame, 1991) ***
- Echnaton's Return (###, 1994) *** with Lenny MacDowell
Larry Kucharz
- Unit 23 (International Audiochrome, 1991) **
- Harmonic Luminosity (International Audiochrome, 1993) *
- Metachoral Visions (International Audiochrome, 1997) **
Steve Kujala
-
Voyage
(ECM, 1984) ** with Chick Corea
-
Wild Iris
(Invincible, 1988) * with Kim Robertson
-
Joy Joy Joy
(Invincible, 1988) * with Kim Robertson
-
Fresh Flute
(CBS, 19##) ***
-
The Arms Of Love
(Sonic Atmospheres, 1989) *
-
Heads Hands Hearts
(Sonic Atmospheres, 1990) *
-
Pipe Dreams
(Sonic Atmospheres, 1992) *
Jolly Kunjappu
-
I Love Dancing
(###, 1982) *
-
Warm Embrace
(Prudence, 1987) *
-
It's Magic
(Prudence, 1988) *
-
From Here Forever
(Prudence, 1993) *
-
Power Of Silence
(Prudence, 1994) *
-
Touching The Spirit
(Prudence, 1995) ** anthology