| He sits at the table with eyes closed, elbows propped | | | | his heart to expand their sound. He says it is no |
| up, meditating while dangling a crystal on the end of a | | | | coincidence that he receives comment after comment |
| string. The swinging slows, and the crystal rests on a | | | | about how his music soothes and heals the listener's |
| map of Spain that is spread AKASHA. | | | | heart chakra. AKASHA, in particular, is focused on the |
| As he reached for his computer keyboard, Torben | | | | heart; in listening, one can imagine each song telling part |
| didn't know who he might find in Alicante, Spain, but he | | | | of a story about soul mates finding love, losing it, and |
| had faith in what two trusted mediums had predicted in | | | | reuniting in joy and oneness. |
| earlier sessions with him. A successful film/TV music | | | | Torben Thoger loves the process of composing music, |
| composer and owner of Denmark-based Camelot | | | | favoring catchy melodies and an eclectic mix of |
| Communication, Torben Thoger is as open about his | | | | genres and influences. For his albums, he plays grand |
| spiritual life as he is dedicated to his music. He explains | | | | piano and many other instruments via keyboard using |
| how the clairvoyants helped to identify the talented | | | | highest-quality sample sounds from original acoustic |
| musicians who would join him in bringing his most | | | | instruments. Combining his composition with the visceral |
| recent projects -- the inspired albums titled The | | | | energy of international artists Pepe (Spanish guitar, |
| Present and AKASHA -- to life. | | | | rhythm guitar and Latin American instruments) and |
| "I found it intriguing that in both 2003 and 2004, two | | | | Armando García Fernández (solo violin) |
| seers had said to me 'There is a charming, artful, | | | | adds an exotic element to the albums The Present |
| man-about-town in Spain who will be a great help to | | | | and AKASHA. AKASHA also includes the entrancing |
| you with your music,'" Torben shares. "Two unrelated | | | | "IAO" chant, sung by the Dutch choir from the |
| mediums offering the same description was a | | | | stagegroup Teatro del Sol from La Nucia, Alicante, |
| powerful message, so I was encouraged to keep it in | | | | Spain, as directed by Rob Barendsma. |
| mind on my travels to Spain, but met no one with | | | | The ensuing years of trips back and forth between |
| whom I really resonated. Finally, at home in Denmark | | | | Spain and his family's home in Torup (on the Danish isle |
| and eager to move forward with my recording, I took | | | | of Samso) led to more than a few new recordings; |
| out a map of Spain and a crystal on a string to find | | | | with Pepe's help, Torben found in Alicante the land he'd |
| some further direction." | | | | always envisioned, a place he'd like to live for the rest |
| Following the crystal meditation, a search on the | | | | of his life. Torben purchased the land, and will break |
| Internet for "music studios" near Alicante, revealed a | | | | ground on building a state-of-the-art sustainable home |
| studio number for a musician named Pepe Bornay. | | | | there later this year. Ever playful, Torben toyed with |
| Upon connecting by phone, Torben says he felt an | | | | combining images of his beloved local Danish and |
| immediate rapport with Pepe as if they'd known one | | | | Spanish landscapes in the cover art for AKASHA; he |
| another for years. A subsequent visit to the region | | | | is running a related contest for his fans on his website |
| confirmed that the two were very musically | | | | in March and April. |
| compatible, and that Pepe was indeed a charming, | | | | Clearly, Torben Thoger loves to share the positive |
| artful man-about-town; Torben felt confident that Pepe | | | | effect that psychic vision has had on his life, and his |
| was the person that both psychics had envisioned. | | | | album AKASHA delivers a tribute to that idea. He |
| Having already completed Harmony, Torben wanted a | | | | explains "The Akashic Record contains the most |
| new sound for The Present, and he found it with Pepe | | | | important and vital information about our soul's purpose |
| and his fellow musicians in Spain. Torben describes his | | | | and journeys in the past, in this lifetime, and it can |
| approach to musical composition as "highly intuitive," | | | | provide a guide for the future...this CD comes from my |
| often beginning with melodies and intentionally following | | | | heart...and AKASHA. |