After the colonization of the nine planets, a great interplanetary war broke out. It lasted for over 2000 years. Finally, the populaces of the nine planets agreed to end the war, and instead to have a battle of the bands to decide once and for all which was the most powerful of the planetary bodies….
Occult Dancer was recorded live, in a Los Angeles studio, in 1987. The musicians set up the studio to form a circle around Rama, who sat in the center and meditated while the band played. Composed by Zazen, produced by Rama. © ℗ 1987, 2001 The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism.
Rama loved Beethoven’s string quartets. He admired these as some the greatest works ever written, although they are less popular than Beethoven’s other works. The string quartets are intense, angular and complex. He played these for the musicians as a musical model. He told the band he wanted this kind of energy on Tantra because…
Mandala of Light is meditative, light, melodic but still. From Zazen’s point of view, it is a breakthrough in melody and arrangements. Mandala of Light was recorded in one take, as Rama sat with the musicians and meditated. Composed by Zazen, produced by Rama. © ℗ 1987, 2001 The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American…