New Age (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.

Philip Aaberg

• Out of the Frame [1979, Windham Hill]

William Ackerman (1949– )

• It Takes a Year [1976, Windham Hill]
• Childhood and Memory [1979, Windham Hill]
• Passage [1981, Windham Hill]
• Imaginary Roads [1990, Windham Hill]
• Windham Hill Retrospective [(1993), Windham Hill]

Acoustic Alchemy [1987– ]

• Red Dust and Spanish Lace [1987, MCA]
• The New Edge [1993, GRP]
• Arcanum [1996, GRP]
• The Beautiful Game [2000, Higher Octave]
• Radio Contact [2003, Higher Octave], C+
• American/English [2005, Higher Octave Music], C+

Aeoliah

• The Other Side of the Rainbow [(1990), Oreade Music]
• Angel Love [1992, Oreade Music]
• Light at Mount Fuji [1994, Oreade Music]

Tuck Andress

• Reckless Precision [1990, Windham Hill]

Darol Anger

• Chiaroscuro [1985, Windham Hill]

Anugama

• The Lightness of Being [1997, Nightingale]
• Exotic Dance [2000, Open Sky]
• Shamanic Dream [2000, Nightingale]

David Arkenstone

• Valley in the Clouds [1987, Narada]
• In the Wake of the Wind [1991, Narada]
• Chronicles [1993, Narada]
• Celtic Book of Days [1998, Windham Hill]

William Aura

• Fantasy [1987, Higher Octave]
• Half Moon Bay [1987, Higher Octave]

Paul Avgerinos

• Muse of the Round Sky [1992, Hearts of Space]

Patrick Ball

• Celtic Harp 4: O'Carolan's Dream [1991, Fortuna]
• Finnegans Wake [1997, Celestial Harmonies]

Bruce Becvar

• Take It to Heart [1986, Willow]
• Forever Blue Sky [1989, Willow]

Tigger Benford

• Vessel of Gratitude [2014, self-released], B+(*)

Pierre Bensusan

• Solilai [1982, Rounder]
• Musiques [1993, Rounder]

Christopher Yohmei Blasdel

• Zen Reveries [1996, Moonbridge]

Blue Lake

• Sun Arcs [2023, Tonal Union], B+(**)

Julian Bream

• Julian Bream Plays Granados and Albeniz [RCA]

Jonathan Bremer

• Bremer/McCoy: w/Morten McCoy: Utopia [2019, Luaka Bop], B

Jim Brickman

• No Words [1994, Windham Hill]
• By Heart: Piano Solos [1995, Windham Hill]
• Picture This [1997, Windham Hill]
• Escape [2006, SLG], B–

Harold Budd (1936–2020)

• w/Brian Eno: Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror [1980, EG], B+
• w/Brian Eno: The Pearl [1984, Editions EG], B+(**)
• Lovely Thunder [1986, EG]
• w/Hector Zazou: Glyph [1995, Made to Measure]
• The Room [2000, Atlantic]

California Guitar Trio [1991– ]

• Echoes [2007, Inner Knot], C+

Wendy Carlos (1939– )

• The Well-Tempered Synthesizer [1969, Columbia]
• Sonic Seasonings [1972, Columbia]
• A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos's Complete Original Score [1972, East Side Digital]

Suzanne Ciani

• The Velocity of Love [1984, Private Music]
• Neverland [1988, Private Music]
• The Private Music of Suzanne Ciani [(1992), Private Music]

Tim Clément

• Waterstation [1990, Solitudes]

Scott Cossu

• Wind Dance [1984, Windham Hill]
• Reuion [1986, Windham Hill]

Malcolm Dalglish

• Jogging the Memory [Windham Hill]

Mychael Danna

• Sirens [1991, Hearts of Space]
• w/Jeff Danna: A Celtic Tale: The Legend of Dierdre [1997, Hearts of Space]
• The Best of Mychael Danna and Tim Clément [(1999), Mirage]

Dik Darnell

• Following the Circle [1988, Etherean Music]

Chip Davis

• Impressions [1994, American]
• Day Parts: Holiday Musik [1996, American]

Davol

• Mystic Waters [1989, Silver Wave]

Alex DeGrassi

• Turning: Turning Back [1978, Windham Hill]
• Southern Exposure [1980, Windham Hill]
• Clockwork [1981, Windham Hill]
• A Windham Hill Retrospective [(1992), Windham Hill]
• The Water Garden [1998, Tropo]
• Now and Then: Folk Songs for the 21st Century [2003, Tropo], B–

Paul DeMarinis (1948– )

• Music as a Second Language [1991, Lovely Music]

Constance Demby

• Novus Magnificat: Thru the Stargate [1986, Hearts of Space]
• Aeterna [1995, Hearts of Space]
• Attunement: Live in Concert — Dec. 1999 [2000, First Light Music]
• Faces of the Christ [2000, First Light Music]
• Sanctum Sanctuorum [2001, First Light Music]

Ian Dogole

• Ionospheres [1993, Cymekob]
• Hemispheres: Crossroads [2008–2009, Sunnyside], B+(*)

Bill Douglas

• Jewel Lake [1988, Hearts of Space]

Enya (1961– )

• Watermark [1988, Reprise]
• Shepherd Moons [1991, Reprise]
• Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya [(1997), Reprise]

Esteban

• Duende [1991, Daystar]
• Enter the Heart [1998, Daystar]

Ric Flauding

• Refuge [1988, Spindletop]

Michael Gettel

• San Juan Suite [1988, Sounding]
• Places in Time [1992, Narada]
• The Key [1993, Narada]
• Skywatching [1993, Narada]
• Winter: Songs of My People [1997, Narada]
• Art of Nature [Narada]

Jerry Goodman

• On the Future of Aviation [1989, One Way]

Sean Grace

• New Frontiers [2003, NCA], B–

Grayhawk

• Blissful Magic: Spiral of the Celtic Mysteries [1995, Deepspace]

Steven Halpern

• Spectrum Suite [1975, Steven Halpern]
• Higher Ground [1991, Steven Halpern]
• Creating Love [1993, Steven Halpern]
• Crystal Suite [1994, Steven Halpern]

Peter Michael Hamel (1947– )

• Transition [1983, Kuckuck]
• Let It Play [1984, Kuckuck]

Lou Harrison (1917– )

• La Koro Sutro [1988, New Albion]
• Music for Guitar and Percussion [1990, Etcetera]

John Harriss

• Abacus Moon [1989, Sonic Atmospheres]

Rebecca Harrold

• The River of Life [2013, Imaginary Road Studios], B–

Jon Hassell (1937–2021)

• Vernal Equinox [1977, Lovely Music], B+(**)
• Earthquake Island [1978, Tomato], B+(*)
• w/Brian Eno: Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics [1980, EG], A–
• Fourth World Vol. 2: Dream Theory in Malaya [1981, EG], B–
• Aka / Darbari / Java: Magic Realism [1983, EG], B
• Power Spot [1983–84, ECM], A–
• The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound [1987, Intuition], B+
• w/Farafina: Flash of the Spirit [1989, Capitol/Intuition]
• City: Works of Fiction [1990, Opal/Warner Brothers]
• Jon Hassell and Bluescreen: Dressing for Pleasure [1994, Warner Brothers], A–
• w/I Magazzini: Sulla Strada [1995, Materiali Sonori]
• Fascinoma [1999, Water Lily Acoustics]
• Maarifa Street (Magic Realism 2) [2005, Nyen], B+(**)
• Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street [2008, ECM], B–
• Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) [2018, Ndeya], A–
• Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) [2020, Ndeya], B+(***)

Michael Hedges (1953–97)

• Aerial Boundaries [1985, Windham Hill]
• Live on the Double Planet [1987, Windham Hill]
• The Best of Michael Hedges [(2000), Windham Hill]

Danny Heines

• Every Island [1988, Silver Wave]

Barbara Higbie

• Signs of Life [1990, Windham Hill]

Mike Highstein

• Stars [1988, Serenity]
• Daydreams [1992, Serenity]

Michael Hoenig

• Departure from the Northern Wasteland [1978, Kuckuck]

Robert Julian Horky

• Voyager [1986, Eurock]

Paul Horn (1930–2014)

• Inside the Taj Mahal I and II [1968, Transparent]
• The Peace Album [1988, Kuckuck]
• Africa [1994, Transparent]
• Music [1997, Kuckuck]
• Inside Canyon de Chelly [1997, Canyon]

Lucia Hwong

• House of Sleeping Beauties [1985, Private Music], B+
• Secret Luminescence [1987, Private Music], B+

Inkuyo [1988– ]

• Land of the Incas [1988, Fortuna]
• The Double-Headed Serpent [1993, Celestial Harmonies]
• Art From Sacred Landscapes [1994, Celestial Harmonies]

Mark Isham

• Vapor Drawings [1983, Windham Hill]
• Film Music [1987, Windham Hill]
• Tibet [1989, Windham Hill]
• Windham Hill Retrospective [(1998), Windham Hill]
• Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project [1999, Sony]

Jean-Michel Jarre (1948– )

• Oxygene [1977, Dreyfus]
• Zoolook [1984, Dreyfus]
• En Attendant Cousteau [1990, Polygram]
• Images [(1991), Dreyfus]
• Essential Jean-Michel Jarre [(2005), Dreyfus]

Eddie Jobson (1955– )

• Theme of Secrets [1985, Private Music]

Michael Jones

• w/David Darling: Amber [1987, Narada]
• Michael's Music [(1990), Narada]

Chuck Jonkey

• Rio Amazonas: La Madre y Sus Ninos [1987, Jonkey]
• New Worlds [1996, Jonkey]

Bruce Kaphan

• Slider: Ambient Excursions for Pedal Steel Guitar [2001, Hearts of Space]
• Quartet [2012, Wiggling Air], B–

Peter Kater

• The Fool and the Hummingbird [1987, Silver Wave]
• Natives [1990, Silver Wave]
• The Peter Kater Collection: 1983–1990 [1983–90, Silver Wave]
• The Season [1991, Silver Wave]
• Migration [1992, Silver Wave]
• How the West Was Lost [1993, Silver Wave]
• Spirit: Solo Piano [1993, Silver Wave]

Brian Keane

• Beyond the Sky [1992, Celestial]

Georgia Kelly

• Seapeace [1970, Seventh Wave]
• Fresh Impressions [1987, Global Pacific]
• Winter Classics [1989, Global Pacific]
• Birds of Paradise [1990, Global Pacific]
• Gardens of the Sun [1994, Global Pacific]

Al Gromer Khan

• Mahogany Nights [1990, Hearts of Space]
• Space Hotel [1997, New Earth]
• Kamasutra Experience [2000, New Earth]
• Future Lounge [2002, New Earth]

Steve Kindler

• Dolphin Smiles [1987, Global Pacific]

Gershon Kingsley (1922– )

• God Is a Moog: The Electronic Prayers of Gershon Kingsley [1968–74, Reboot Stereophonic, 2 CD], B

Osamu Kitajima

• Passages [1975, Columbia]
• Benzaiten [1976, Mango], A–
• The Source [1986, Columbia]

Kitaro (1953– )

• Oasis [1979, Gramavision]
• Ki [1981, Gramavision]
• Silver Cloud [1986, Geffen]
• Silk Road, Vols. 1 and 2 [(1986), Gramavision]
• The Best of 10 Years (1976–1986) [1976–86, Domo]
• The Light of the Spirit [1987, Geffen]
• Silk Road [(1989), Rhino]
• Dream [1992, Geffen]
• The World of Kitaro [(1996), Domo]
• Silk Road, Vol. 3 [Polydor]
• Silk Road, Vol. 4 [Polydor]

Daniel Kobialka

• Timeless Motion [1991, Kob]
• Rainbows [1992, Lisem]
• Velvet Dreams [1992, Lisem]

Bernward Koch

• Flowing [1990, Erdenklang]

Gary Lamb

• Distant Fields [1990, Golden Gate]

David Lanz

• Nightfall [1985, Narada]
• Natural States [1985, Narada]
• Cristofori's Dream [1988, Narada]
• Return to the Heart [1991, Narada]
• Bridge of Dreams [1993, Narada]
• Christmas Eve [1994, Narada]
• Convergence [1996, Narada]
• Songs from an English Garden [1998, Narada]
• East of the Moon [2000, Verve]

Laraaji

• Ambient 3: Day of Radiance [1980, Editions EG], B+

Max Lasser

• Earthwalk [1988, CBS]

Mary Lattimore (1980– )

• Silver Ladders [2020, Ghostly International], B+(*)
• Goodbye, Hotel Arkada [2023, Ghostly International], B+(*)

Riley Lee

• Wild Honey Dreaming [1993, New World]
• Sanctuary: Music from a Zen Garden [2000, Narada]

Ottmar Liebert

• Nouveau Flemenco [1990, Higher Octave]
• Solo Para Ti [1992, Epic]
• Rumba Collection 1992–1997 [1992–97, Sony]

Lightwave

• Tycho Brahe [1994, Hearts of Space]
• Mundus Subterraneus [1995, Fathom]
• Cantus Umbrarum [2000, Horizon]

Love Spirals Downwards

• Idylls [1992, Projekt]
• Ardor [1995, Projekt]
• Temporal: A Collection of Music Past and Present [(2000), Projekt]

Wendy Luck

• See You in Rio [2006, Wendy Luck Music], B–

Ray Lynch

• Deep Breakfast [1986, Windham Hill]
• Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening [1993, Windham Hill]

Lisa Lynne

• Maiden's Prayer [2001, New Earth]
• Hopes and Dreams [2003, New Earth]

Mannheim Steamroller

• Fresh Aire Interludes [1981, American]
• Fresh Aire 7 [1982, American]
• Fresh Aire V [1983, American]
• Christmas [1984, Atlantic]
• Christmas 1984 [1984, American]
• Saving the Wildlife [1986, American]
• Fresh Aire Christmas 1988 [1988, American]
• Yellowstone: The Music of Nature [1989, American]
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Vols. 1 and 2 [(1991), American]
• Christmas Live [1997, American]

Michael Manring

• Drastic Measures [1991, Windham Hill]
• Thonk [1994, High Street]

Jon Mark

• The Standing Stones of Callanish [1988, Kuckuck]
• Land of Merlin [1992, Kuckuck]

Kazu Matsui (1954– )

• Sign of the Snow Crane [1989, Sonic Atmosphere]

Peter Maunu

• Warm Sound in a Gray Field [1990, Narada]

Steven McDonald

• Spinfield [1990, Hearts of Space]

David Michael

• Petals in the Stream [1987, Fortuna]

Stephan Micus (1953– )

• Implosions [1977, ECM]
• The Music of Stones [1989, ECM]
• Wings Over Water [1990, ECM]
• To the Evening Child [1992, ECM]
• On the Wing [2003–2006, ECM], B
• Bold as Light [2007–2010, ECM], B+(**)
• Panagla [2013, ECM]
• Nomad Songs [2012–2014, ECM], B+(*)
• Thunder [2020–2022, ECM], B

Radhika Miller

• Gems of Grace [Real Music]

The Modern Mandolin Quartet [1988– ]

• Intermezzo [1990, Windham Hill]

Montreux

• Windham Hill Retrospective [(1993), Windham Hill]

Harold Moses

• Edges of the Soul [1995, Crucible Sound]
• Prayers of the Soul [1996, Crucible Sound]

R. Carlos Nakai

• Earth Spirit [1987, Canyon]
• Sundance Season [1987, Celestial Harmonies]
• Canyon Trilogy, Vol. 5 [1989, Canyon]
• Emergence: Songs of the Rainbow World [Canyon]
• Carry the Gift [Canyon]

Nightnoise [1984– ]

• The Parting Tide [1990, Windham Hill]

Patrick O'Hearn

• Ancient Dreams [1986, Atlantic]
• Eldorado [1989, One Way]
• So Flows the Current [2001, Paras]

Mike Oldfield (1953– )

• Tubular Bells [1973, Virgin], B
• The Best of Mike Newfield: Elements [(1994), Virgin America]

Stevan Pasero

• Christmas Classics for Guitar [1986, Sugo]
• Nutcracker Suite for Guitar [1990, Sugo]

Penguin Cafe [2011– ]

• The Imperfect Sea [2017, Erased Tapes], B+(**)

Penguin Cafe Orchestra [1976– ]

• Music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra [1976, EG]
• Penguin Cafe Orchestra [1981, EG], B+
• Broadcasting from Home [1984, EG]
• Signs of Life [1987, EG], B
• Concert Program [1995, Zoph/Windham Hill]
• Oskar und Leni [1999, Peregrina]

Frank Perry

• Deep Peace [1980, Celestial Harmonies]
• New Atlantis [1983, Celestial Harmonies]

Peter Primamore

• Grancia [2006, Blue Apples Music], B–

Rasa [2000– ]

• Union [2001, Hearts of Space]

Giles Reaves

• Wunjo [1986, MCA]
• Sea of Glass [1992, Hearts of Space]

Steve Roach (1955– )

• Structures from Silence [1984, Fortuna]
• Quiet Music, Vol. 1 [1986, Fortuna]
• Dreamtime Return [1988, Fortuna]
• Strata [1991, Hearts of]
• World's Edge [1992, Fortuna]
• Suspended Memories, Forgotten Gods [1993, Hearts of]
• Origins [1993, Fortuna]
• Amplexus [1997, Projekt]
• Dreaming ... Now, Then: A Retrospective [1982–97, Celestial, 2 CD]
• Quiet Music [(1999), Celestial, 2 CD]

Gabrielle Roth

• Ritual [1990, Raven]
• Trance [1993, Raven]
• Luna [1994, Raven]
• Stillpoint [1996, Raven]
• Refuge [1998, Raven]

Michael Rother (1950– )

• Flamende Herzen [1976, Sky], B
• Sterntaler [1977, Sky], B+
• Dreaming [2020, Groenland], B+(**)

Theresa Schroeder-Sheker

• Rosa Mystica [1987, Celestial Harmonies]

Tani Senzan

• Evening Snow [1988, Oasis]

John Serrie

• Flightpath [1989, Miramar]
• And the Stars Go with You [1990, Miramar]
• Planetary Chronicles, Vol. 1 [1992, Miramar]
• Century Seasons: The Space Music of John Serrie [(2000), Miramar]

Øystein Sevåg (1957– )

• Link [1993, Windham Hill]

Shadowfax [1976– ]

• Shadowfax [1982, Windham Hill]

Jamshied Sharifi (1960– )

• One [2007, Ceres], B+(*)

Michael Shrieve (1949– )

• Transfer Station Blue [1984, Fortuna]
• The Big Picture [1989, Fortuna]
• Drums of Compassion [2024, 7D Media], B+(*)

Spaccanapoli

• Lost Souls [2000, Real World]

Chris Spheeris

• Desirse of the Heart [1990, CBS]

Hilary Stagg

• Dream Spiral [1991, Real Music]
• The Edge of Forever [1993, Real Music]

Michael Stearns

• Collected Ambient and Textural Works 1977–1987 [1977–87, Fathom]
• Collected Thematic Works 1977–1987 [1977–87, Fathom]
• Encounter [1988, Hearts of Space]

Liz Story

• Solid Colors [1983, Windham Hill]
• Escape of the Circus Ponies [1991, Windham Hill]
• Gift [1994, Windham Hill]

Tim Story

• Beguiled [1991, Hearts of Space]

Strunz and Farah

• Primal Magic [1991, Mesa Blue Moon]
• Americas [1992, Mesa Blue Moon]

Andy Summers (1942– )

• Bewitched [1984, A&M]
• Mysterious Barricades [1988, Private Music]
• Windham Hill Retrospective [(1998), Windham Hill]

John Tesh (1952– )

• Sax by the Fire [1994, GTS]
• Live at Red Rocks [1995, GTS]

Tomita (1932– )

• Greatest Hits [(1981), RCA]

David Toop (1949– )

• Screen Ceremonies [1996, Wire]
• Pink Noir [1996, Virgin]
• Spirit World [1997, Virgin]
• w/Lawrence English: The Shell That Speaks the Sea [2023, Room40], B

Turtle Island String Quartet [1988– ]

• On the Town [1991, Windham Hill]
• Who Do We Think We Are? [1994, Windham Hill]
• Windham Hill Essential Series [1988–95, Windham Hill]
• A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane [2006, Telarc], C

Vangelis (1943– )

• Heaven and Hell [1975, Windham Hill]
• Spiral [1977, RCA]
• Odes [1979, Polydor]
• China [1979, Polydor]
• Opera Sauvage [1981, Polydor]
• Magic Moments [1985, RCA]
• Antarctica [1988, Polydor]
• Themes [(1989), Polydor]
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise [1992, Atlantic]
• Blade Runner [1994, Atlantic]

Luis Villegas (1969– )

• Guitarras de Navidad [2007, Tenure], B

Andreas Vollenweider (1953– )

• Caverna Magica [1983, Columbia]
• Down to the Moon [1986, Columbia]
• Midnight Clear [2006, SLG], B–

Von LMO

• Future Language [2000, Flemish Masters]

Vox

• Diadema [1990, Real Music]
• From Spain to Spain [1992, Real Music]

Billy Joe Walker Jr.

• Treehouse [1987, MCA]
• Life Is Good [1994, Liberty]

Kit Watkins

• Sunstruck [1990, One Way]
• Sampler [1991, Linden Music]
• Thought Tones, Vol. 1 [1991, Linden Music]
• Circle [1993, Linden Music]

Carl Weingarten

• Pandora's Garage [1992, Linden Music]
• Local Journeys [2005, Multiphase], B

Tim Wheater

• A Calmer Panorama [1988, Audio]
• Green Dream: Before the Rains [1989, Audio]
• Timeless [1994, Audio]
• Heart Land [1995, Almo Sounds]

Rob Whitesides-Woo

• Miracles [1988, Serenity]
• Mountain Light [1991, Serenity]

Mason Williams (1938– )

• The Mason Williams Phonograph Record [1968, Warner Brothers]
• Hand Made [1970, Warner Brothers]

Willie and Lobo

• The Music of Perto Vallarta Squeeze [1996, Mesa]
• Caliente [1997, Mesa]

Wind Machine

• Rain Maiden [1985, Silver Wave]

George Winston (1949–2023)

• Autumn [1980, Windham Hill]
• December [1982, Windham Hill]
• Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi [1996, Windham Hill]
• Complete Solo Recordings [1972–96, Windham Hill]
• All the Seasons of George Winston [(1998), Windham Hill]

Paul Winter (1939– )

• Jazz Premiere: Washington [1961, Collectables]
• Count Me In [1962–63, Living Music, 2CD], B
• Icarus [1973, Epic]
• Common Ground [1977, A&M]
• Callings [1980, Living Music]
• Sun Singers [1983, Living Music]
• Canyon [1985, Living Music]
• Wolf Eyes [(1988), Living Music]
• Anthems [1992, Living Music]
• Greatest Hits [(1998), Living Music]
• Celtic Solstice [1999, Living Music]

Yanni (1954– )

• Keys to Imagination [1986, Private Music]
• Reflections of Passion [(1990), Private Music]
• In Celebration of Life [1991, Private Music]
• Yanni Live at the Acropolis [1993, Private Music]
• Devotion: The Best of Yanni [(1997), Private Music]

Various Artists

• Between Father Sky and Mother Earth: A Native American Collection [1995, Narada]
• Miracle Steps (Music From the Fourth World 1983–2017) [1983–2017, Optimo Music], B+(***)
• Ocean of Sound [(1996), Ambient, 2 CD]
• A Quiet Revolution: 30 Years of Windham Hill [1980–2005, Windham Hill/Legacy, 4 CD], B–
• Sanctuary: 20 Years of Windham Hill [(1996), Windham Hill, 2 CD]