The Sky of Mind
Studio album by
Released1983
GenreNew-age, Instrumental
Length45:24
LabelRay Lynch Productions
ProducerRay Lynch
Ray Lynch chronology
Truth Is the Only Profound
(1982)
The Sky of Mind
(1983)
Deep Breakfast
(1984)

The Sky of Mind is Ray Lynch's second album released in 1983. Initially released on a cassette tape,[1] the album was promoted by word of mouth, and became an underground success.

Production

The album was recorded and produced at Lynch's own home.[2] 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."[1][3] The titles "Quandra", "Too Wounded", and "Green Is Here" were also taken from works by Adi Da.[3] The album was rearranged for its subsequent re-releases.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

Stephen David of New Age Journal described the album as a "suite of meditations", stating that it was "quiet, ethereal, and a little predictable".[1] AllMusic gave the re-release a 3/5, writing "the radiant compositions also make for ideal morning listening".[4] 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".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Lynch

No.TitleLength
1."Quandra"9:13
2."Good News"6:18
3."The Temple"7:58
4."Too Wounded"8:59
5."Pavane"6:47
6."Green Is Here"5:43

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 David, Stephen (September 1983). "Tale of the Tape". New Age Journal. Vol. 9, no. 2. p. 60.
  2. Strachan, Alex (October 19, 1993). "Love for music can be deadly". The Vancouver Sun. p. E2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "The Sky Of Mind (1983)". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ray Lynch – The Sky of Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Muze. p. 384. ISBN 0195313739.
  6. Watson, Andrew; Drury, Nevill (1988). "Appendix A: Useful Albums". Healing Music. p. 107. ISBN 9781853270024.


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