Living deep in the New Mexico forest, communing with nature and all varieties of critters, Deuter is a master at creating music for the mind, body and spirit. According to his online biography, his music studio ‘includes instruments from all over the world: shakuhachi flutes, sitars, tablas, santoors, a turkish sasz, and a Persian tar;’ as well as Tibetan bells, bowl, chimes ‘and of course, keyboards, guitars, and synthesizers.’ His multicultural music gently guides you to healing places filled with peace, love and light, and this CD is no exception.
The opening track, “Yellow Mandala”, has a Native American feel with lilting flute and keyboard intertwining harmonics, as warm tablas and other soft percussive instruments keep the Gorgeous releases like this one exemplify the reason the name Deuter is renowned in the genre of meditative and healing music. His breath dances through native flutes like the wind in the trees, his fingers delicately sparkle on keyboards like sunlight on leaves and the soundscapes he evokes mystically penetrate the celestial realms of the Most High. Elegantly, sparingly, purposefully, his music moves directly into the heart like the sweetest kiss of the beloved one; felt immediately and briefly but lingering on indefinitely and most memorably. Being a master of the use of the space between the notes, Deuter skillfully fills every space with Agape – the lightest expressions of Divine Love. Being perfect for meditation, relaxation, stress relief, massage, creativity, dreamtime and all the healing arts, Like the Wind in the Trees is truly a must have for everyone on the path of inner healing and growth. – Rev. Robert Walmsley