Spiritual Forum

Embark on a journey from the heart of space to alien landscapes of creation in the space ambient classic "Planetary Unfolding" by Michael Stearns. High quality space pictures fading each into other make for an interesting experience. This album has inspired me since I was very young. Very deep and uplifting.

1) In the Beginning (0:00)
2) Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore (8:00)
3) Whenever two or more are gathered (14:12)
4) Life in the gravity well (22:14)
5) As the Earth kissed the Moon (29:09)
6) Something's Moving (39:04)

Michael Stearns became a resident composer musician at Emily Conrad's meditation classes in 1975. He composed and performed on a Minimoog and various electro-acoustic instruments. In 1979, he was introduced to the Serge modular synthesizer by Kevin Braheny, who owned a 15-panels system ("The Mighty Serge"), which he used on Morning Jewel. He then built his own 12-panels Serge. On this one as he already did with Braheny's system he performed electronic music with a strong feeling of space.

The album was given a first release under Michael Stearns' own label, Continuum Montage, in 1981. It was reissued on CD from 1985 to 1991 by Sonic Atmospheres and is since unavailable: as of June 2009, it hasn't been reissued on Stearns's 2000-launched label Earth Turtle.