Peter Kater had a playful and successful flirtation with contemporary jazz-funk in the '90s, but he's always been most at home when mastering the true art of new age piano.
His Elements Series on Real Music -- a Bay Area label dedicated solely to the art of melodic and rhythmic healing music -- tackles the musical properties of Earth, Water, and Air, in addition to Fire.
For the artist, the great appeal is that "when you listen to this music, it's impossible to tell who's leading or following, what's composed or improvised." That's the beauty for the listener as well, who, if willing to let go of the stresses of day-to-day life, will be quickly enraptured by the gentle embers of "The Way Home" and "Twilight," in addition to more passionate meditations like the opening ten-minute track, "Eternal Sunshine." Joining Kater on this fascinating, mellow journey of rebirth and destiny are reed master Paul McCandless, playing whistles, oboe, English horn, and soprano sax, and virtuoso violinist Ludvig Girdland.
Like other moments in the Elements Series, there are numerous places for spacious and quiet contemplation, but Fire also features more emphatic, celebratory moments that speak to the inner glow in everyone.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eternal SunshinePeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 10:05 | 23 MB | 45 MB |
| 2 | The Way HomePeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 09:04 | 20 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | TwilightPeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 11:11 | 25 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | Hearth FirePeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Northern LightsPeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 08:57 | 20 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | SolarisPeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 07:30 | 17 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | AfterglowPeter Kater | Peter Kater | Play | 07:47 | 17 MB | 32 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 255 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludvig Girdland | Main Personnel, Violin |
| 2 | Dave Glasser | Mastering |
| 3 | Peter Kater | Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Main Personnel, Mixing, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Richard Laeton | Artwork, Design |
| 5 | Paul McCandless | Guest Artist, Horn (English), Main Personnel, Oboe, Penny Whistle, Sax (Soprano), Whistle |
| 6 | Terence Yallop | Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |