The Sky of Mind is the first independent album by American new-age musician Ray Lynch, released in 1983.
Production The album was recorded and produced at Lynch's own home. The album was dedicated to his spiritual teacher, Adi Da Samraj. On the label is a quote from Adi Da's 1978 work, The Enlightenment of the Whole Body, starting with "The mind is like a cave of bats." The titles "Quandra", "Too Wounded", and "Green Is Here" were also taken from works by Adi Da. The album was rearranged for its subsequent re-releases.
Reception
Stephen David of New Age Journal described the album as a "suite of meditations", stating that it was "quiet, ethereal, and a little predictable". AllMusic gave the re-release a 3/5, writing "the radiant compositions also make for ideal morning listening". In the appendix of their 1988 book, Healing Music, Andrew Watson and Nevill Drury writes that the album is "a modern interpretation of classical themes", noting the combination of acoustic and synthesized instruments. They also wrote that one of the tracks, "The Temple", "could easily be inspired by Ligeti".
Track listing
Personnel Ray Lynch – synthesizers, piano and guitar Van Thanh Nguyen – Tibetan bells Beverly Jacobs – flute Eric Leber – recorders Adam Trombly – tambura Julie Feldman – cello Rick Concoff – violin Ginny Leber, Sylvia Hayden, Antonina Randazzo – vocal effects
Production Stephen Hart and Ray Lynch – engineering and mixing
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