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RelaxationTibetan Horn is a haunting collection. Synthesizer, flute, Tibetan horn, chimes and a collection of nature sounds produce melancholic, soulful music. Every note, even the slightest tonal nuance, seems to breathe new meaning into each piece. Some pieces are austere in their construction, depicting mountain crags; others are richly composed like a lush valley. The common thread, the Tibetan Horn, is played by Steven Cragg. Cragg and co-composer and performer Phil Thornton have captured the mood of a quiet, spiritual land. BiographyPhil Thornton is now closely associated with the British New Age music movement, but he is also an accomplished guitarist and has had a long touring and recording association with Sinead O’Connor. He is a regular member of the neo-psychedelic English band Mandragon, and he has worked with Gordon Giltrap, Talking Heads, Stallion, Die Laughing,……MorePhil Thornton is now closely associated with the British New Age music movement, but he is also an accomplished guitarist and has had a long touring and recording association with Sinead O’Connor. He is a regular member of the neo-psychedelic English band Mandragon, and he has worked with Gordon Giltrap, Talking Heads, Stallion, Die Laughing, Naked Lunch, 4 B 2’s, and Expandis. Thornton augments his musical talents as an accomplished studio producer.Thornton’s first “non-rhythm” New Age work was the film score for Cloud Sculpting, which was later released on the New World Music, home to most of his recordings. On this project, he met didgeridoo player Steven Cragg, with whom he recorded Initiation and Tibetan Horn. In his Sussex, England, recording studio, Expandibubble, Thornton continues to explore new limits of sequenced electronic music (Alien Encounter) and the insights of tribal and ethnic cultures (Shaman).