Klaus Wiese

Not many artists measure up when it comes to creating mystical and amazing soundscapes that transport you through time and space. Wiese's best works tie in with influences from Middle Eastern and Himalayan cultures, but unlike hopeless new age buddhism influenced music designed for yoga and spiritual healing, his works are deep and mesmerizing, at times even haunting. These soundscapes do not convey images of twenty something girls sitting in the lotus position at the ghats in Varanashi, but rather that of decaying temples built on the sides of rugged cliffs, reeking of butter lamps, grotesque yeti scalps casting ominous shadows on the shrine walls. The wind carries the delicate tones from a distant lone flute, as well as the smell of dromedaries and nomadic tents in the sands. Wiese is more than a musician, he is a magician.