Lucia Hwong
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
New-Age-y ambient, ethereal electronic music, with Asian world music elements
Status:
Most recent release, Goddess Mystical Visions, Vol. 3, (1999)
See also:
Lucia Hwong's site
Comparisons:
Philip Glass
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Lucia Hwong creates New-Age-y soundscapes.
Recommended first album:
Any
Recordings:
- House of Sleeping Beauties (1985)
- Secret Luminescence (1987)
- Goddess Awakening, Vol. 1 (1998)
- Goddess Celestial Realms, Vol. 2 (1999)
- Goddess Mystical Visions, Vol. 3 (1999)
House of Sleeping Beauties
Release info:
1985—Private Music (USA)—2006-2-P
Availability:
Wide in U.S.
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Lucia Hwong—synthesizer, zither, kayagum, pipa
Guest artists:
Patti Lu Pone—vocals
Jack Kripl—flute, piccolo, soprano sax
Dora Ohrenstein—vocals
Peter Rafelson—synthesizer
Michael Riesman—synthesizer
Yukio Tsuji—percussion, shakuhachi, ocarina, zither, hichiriki, kayagum
David Hwang—violin
Masa Imamura—synthesizer
Produced by:
Kurt Munkasci
Comments:
Combination of synthesizers and traditional Asian instruments, good for meditation, the subtitle Tibet Suite says it all. (Dirk.Kastens@rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE)It's nice; sort of Philip Glass meets traditional Asian music. It's almost completely instrumental, if I recall. (dixon@physics.Berkeley.EDU)
Secret Luminscence
Release info:
1987—Atlantic
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Lucia Hwong—tambourine, vocals, bells, pipa, rainstick, marbles
Guest artists:
Alan Stivell—harp
Don Christensen—percussion, sampling, octopad
Jack Kripl—soprano sax
Ryuichi Sakamoto—piano
Sergiu Schwartz—violin
Chris Stein—electric guitar
Gary Stockdale—synthesizer
Yukio Tsuji—percussion, shakuhachi, drums, zither, bells, hichiriki
Frederick Zlotkin—cello
Paul Rice—programming, computers
Paul Dunkel—flute
Patty Denham—vocals
Masa Imamura—synthesizer
Produced by:
Kurt Munkasci
Comments:
Secret Luminscence is more electronic than House of Sleeping Beauties. (Dirk.Kastens@rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE)
Thanks to Dirk Kastens for work on this entry.
