Mangata By Deuter

 

Mångata

By

Deuter

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

It is always a total pleasure to write a review for one of your favourite musicians and Deuter is certainly one of them, his legacy has remained with me from as far back as 1971 and the release of the album D, moving forward his work has been an influence on me personally with his sumptuous and delicious recordings called Buddha Nature and Reiki Hands of Light, being a constant on my player for decades still to this day.

Today we celebrate his latest release called Mångata, and I truly believe that this is the New Age legends best album for years, and from it, we see him firmly back on the path to success with this stunning new creation, this 9 track collection of sublime new age creative and artistic compositions.

Pieces like the opening and title track Mångata thrill me, with the signature plunging Deuter tones, the hovering synths, and the dream like keyboards and flute, this is utterly magical, and we get a marvellous nine minutes plus to enjoy as well.

The whole album is a wondrous delight of long to medium term musical manifestations, tracks like the crisp and comforting refrains of Horizon of Light, with its rhythmic pastiche, soft guitar and soothing flutes, whilst tracks like the only short form story on the album called Écho de la Lune at just under two minutes, build a textured vibration for us to all enjoy.

This is an album that takes the musical soul and lifts it high with hands of tenderness and care, while offerings like Mondklang mit Perlen (Moon Sounds With Pearls) truly emphasises that, and its beautiful long form narrative reminds me of another glorious epic from Deuter in the piece Illumination, this track like the aforementioned one for me is the perfect meditational offering that I cannot wait to use personally, its tranquil tapestry of tone is a blissful bed of calm and peace we all so truly need so much right now.

Mångata is an album you won’t skip forward on, it is an album that you will allow yourself time to bathe in its sonic delights, and more than likely get lost in its wonderful reveries, that very thing happened to me on the piece Northern Lights, if ever a track was transcendent this one most certainly is.

Creations like the more flute based Fjallastelpa, this one I found extremely interesting, as it seemed to take me to the frozen lands of Iceland, and as far as I can detect means Mountain Girl, compositionally this reminds me of music that the grand master of New Age once created on his album Sun Spirit, and here is a splendidly uplifting offering indeed.

Deuter’s skill set in creating scenic music is well known, and on compositions like Moonlight Rêverie, the keyboards of the composer manifest a soothing beauty, whilst the penultimate manifestation builds upon a sense of hope, and its string like creation offers up exactly what is stated as the title in the piece Resonance of Silence.

The parting gift is the composition Sunset Gratitude, there is a deepness and quality of sound here that seems to cover the senses like a warm blanket in winter, it’s a piece that exudes gratitude, and is simply the best way with which to conclude the album.

Mångata by Deuter is not just a stunning new album from one of the finest new age music composers of all time; it’s an album that raises the bar for all to follow, it is a release that is beyond the realm of beauty, and its compassionate tones will remain in the heart and mind of each willing listener for an eternity. If ever an album deserved to be top of the charts this one most certainly does.

 Mångata by Deuter is the album that the new age music industry has been waiting years for, and this is not only a good thing for the composer but the entire genre itself, and as such, is without doubt a must have album at all costs.