While the new age music genre has expanded over the years include a very wide and unrelated musical diversity, Deuter’s music is, and always has been, the classic sound that comes to mind for many when thinking of “new age music.” The serene sonic tapestries he weaves are consciously created to bring the listener into a state of deep relaxation and inner attunement. The music works equally well for active listening or in the background for meditation, yoga, massage, etc. I have ultimate respect for Deuter who, since the early 1970’s has continued to produce positive uplifting music from a heart centered perspective. Every album I have heard from Deuter over the years has been exquisitely beautiful and inspiring, and Illumination of the Heart continues this tradition with quiet elegance and grace.