Something Different

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 7 Apr 2014 11:20 pm

Does anyone know any relaxing music , new age music or tranquil meditation music for the steel guitar? Hank is getting old don't ya think. Country music was cool but the songs have been played a million times and im betting some of you steelers are thinking the same thing . Im an old beginner at the steel 2 years in so far and im doing ok could be better but doing the best I can , I always did like relaxing music and think it might just sound great on the steel, just looking for a new direction to go in , maybe a new tuning on my 10 string too , any comments are welcome , some diehards might wanna cut my strings off but realistically there has to be something else besides the same ole same ole crying in your beer stuff. Pandora s box is open .

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 8 Apr 2014 2:40 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kn386fP38A
One of the tracks on "Slider" from Bruce Kaphan
http://www.brucekaphan.com/
Music From the Hearts of Space devoted a whole episode to Bruce a few years ago.

Gary S. Lynch · Post by **Gary S. Lynch** » 8 Apr 2014 2:55 am

Russell,
How about some classical music by Strauss?
This link may work...
A lifetime to master is my guess....

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... arathustra

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 8 Apr 2014 5:19 am

Hey Russell -

How 'bout some Hawaiian music to change it up? It's not new age but... tranquil? relaxing? Picture yourself on that beach.... You can get a lot of those sounds on E9 or C6. Just sayin'...

Bruce Morrison · Post by **Bruce Morrison** » 8 Apr 2014 7:14 am

Lane Gray wrote:...Bruce Kaphan...

I heard this a couple of years ago on Zune and could never remember the guy's name. Thanks!! It's beautiful AND it's good work (programming) music.

Dan Beller-McKenna · Post by **Dan Beller-McKenna** » 8 Apr 2014 7:35 am

Japancakes. Look them up on Youtube.

But, to answer your rhetorical question: no, Hank never gets old, and, no, there is nothing better than old crying in your beer songs.

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 8 Apr 2014 8:56 am

Dan Beller-McKenna wrote:Japancakes. Look them up on Youtube.

But, to answer your rhetorical question: no, Hank never gets old, and, no, there is nothing better than old crying in your beer songs.

Dan , Hank is old buddy but he is still cool

I never heard of japancakes , very interesting music , thank you for pointing them out to me , maybe im searching for a sound in my head that's impossible to find, kaphan is very nice especially Clouds.

Ian Holman · Post by **Ian Holman** » 8 Apr 2014 3:19 pm

check out Susan Alcorn. Amazing steel musician, fantastic music. Goes pretty far out there.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 8 Apr 2014 4:36 pm

Chas Smith also has several albums of what I'd consider to be New Age "ambient" music.

Also, BJ Cole from the UK has several good albums of non-trad steel guitar. Worth listening to.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 8 Apr 2014 8:27 pm

There's only thirteen pages of "post-country" steel here, somewhere between a dozen, or more, barking up the tree you're talking about.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=208507

A personal fave:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLqRh7_aiM

You have to listen to all six clips, they're all quite different from each other.