Mirror of Desire
Mirror of Desire is bringing the essence of eastern mysticism and ancient spirituality into the format of a fantasy book and conceptual music album.
“The River of Time, passing the gates through a narrow gorge, formed a colorful waterfall of multi-hued, gleaming prisms”
“The Pyramid — the axis of the universe
Connecting ParaDesha to the planet Arth
As your ability to sync with the Pulse evolves,
Be greeted by the illuminated walls.”
“The reality of ParaDesha is the true center of existence, and that is why the presence of Harivrat is so essential. Preserving the Ring as the sanctuary of transcendence is crucial for the survival of BluArth!”
“He rose quietly, remembering where he was, at the Academy, and the Graduation Tournament was tomorrow. If he won, he would be able to make a pilgrimage. Kastuba watched the sun climb over the Ridge of the Pilgrim, an opening in the mountains leading to the Gates of Time.”
“Page by page, as the lifetimes went by,
They traveled BluArth, consulting the sky,
As to where they should meet, and how not to cry…
They would meet in their dreams and speak of the night.
Waiting on Book to make settings just right.”
“Competitors will navigate across natural obstacles and shoot arrows to knock off targets,” Arishta explained. ”Paladins are allowed to use only celestial weapons and empowering mantras permitted by the code of Haridham.”
First in the trilogy, Mirror of Desire coming out November 2020 as an E-book and Printed editions.
8 tracks of original music themed around the story’s adventures, available on all digital platforms.
Formatted for your tablet, this version of the book comes as a media rich interactive experience from the Apple iBook store
Mirror of Desire comes as an immersive experience in a 360′ projection dome.
Mirror of Desire will allow you to choose media format best suited to your taste: choose to read or listen to the narration, call on illustrations and maps, connect with the like minded readers
Enjoy the original music composed by Ananta Govinda in collaboration with other artists. Each song is themed around the chapter of the book and will be available to playback at the opening
On the road or have no time to read? You can listen to the narration of the story with the background music turned on or off. Do that inside the app or download it to your music player
We have animated and did some of our artwork interactive and engaging. Click through the pages, examine models, solve the puzzles and share experience with other fans of Mirror of Desire from inside the book pages.
From visionary pop and world fusion artist Ananta Govinda comes his sixth full-length album, Mirror of Desire, a musical journey crisscrossing dimensions and infused with new age pop melodies of ethnic flavors. Please choose a resource of your liking for your listening pleasure.
Collaborating with first call artists the album brings together
Mirror of Desire will allow you to choose media format best suited to your taste: choose to read or listen to the narration, call on illustrations and maps, connect with the like minded readers
Enjoy the original music composed by Ananta Govinda in collaboration with other artists. Each song is themed around the chapter of the book and will be available to playback at the opening
On the road or have no time to read? You can listen to the narration of the story with the background music turned on or off. Do that inside the app or download it to your music player
We have animated and did some of our artwork interactive and engaging. Click through the pages, examine models, solve the puzzles and share experience with other fans of Mirror of Desire from inside the book pages.
The album is a fusion of contemporary world-beat, ambient and electronic music with many live instruments including tabla and array of world percussion, hung and bansuri, piano, 5 string bass, ambient guitars, and saxophone. Ananta Govinda composed all the songs and craftily weaved in the talents of many other artists. Collaborating with first call artists the album brings together Sylvia Massy (Tool, Johnny Cash, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers) who helped with production and mixing; Will Calhoun (of Living Color) on drums and percussion; Grammy Winner Lili Haydn on violin and vocals; multi-instrumentalist Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Toto); Ayaan Ali Khan on sarod, Alex Liapin (Sir Paul McCartney, DDT, Aquarium); Grammy Nominated Ben Leinbach (Jai Uttal), Grammy Winner Nahuel Bronzini (Fantastic Negrito) and reggae hitmakers Indubious. The album was also mixed by noted mixing engineer Thomas Juth (A-ha, Elton John, Cat Stevens), and mastered by Nicolas Essig (Coldplay, Madonna, Sir Paul McCartney, Daft Punk). The songs are in Sanskrit and English, blending Vedic chants with their universal meaning in English.
Mazes of The Mind was my favorite track. I felt it symbolized the very essence of this presentation and the vocals and musicality of it all were amazing. It made me smile inside and delivered the necessary message to me swiftly and convincingly. The mind is a complex maze of thought and emotions and if you stop and think about how many things that go through it minute by minute, second by second, day by day, it is a wonder. And science tells us we only develop a very small part of our brain while we are alive and as we get older the sharpness of our minds begins to deteriorate. I think the key is to always be learning, thinking, and using our abilities, and then it will continue to grow and expand. Music does help the activity in the cranium and it affects our brains immediately upon listening. For me, it opens the door to possibilities that under normal circumstances would not come to mind.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck.
“This mystical entrance appeared millennia ago as an access point into the vortex of Timelessness, allowing pilgrims to suspend, temporarily, the existence of their material bodies while trying to get closer to the world of a more subtle nature. Washing our ethereal personas with the molecules of Time will help us hear the Pulse of the Pyramid.”
This year has brought so many surprises for all of us, and uncertainty has reigned high over our minds. But like a silent storm of beauty and novelty, brewing to strike light in the drooping hearts, Ananta Govinda comes with his new album–Mirror of Desire. Part of much a bigger plan, this album is a sweet invitation to a mystical world, which will have a novel and also a multimedia production also.
I often get to listen to the music of different genres and tastes but to bring so many elements, styles, and concepts in just around forty minutes of play, you need to have a divine calling and divine backing too. You will agree to me if you look at the names of musicians who played in this album and the virtuosity they brought in.
Ananta’s vocals and keyboards anchor the album which also features a stellar cast of guest performers on a dizzying assortment of instruments as well as appearances from guest vocalists on selected tracks. The album is a cornucopia of musical influences yet cohesive at the core, a vision of music as a bridge across cultures and boundaries.
There’s really only one word to describe the marvelously reflective musical wonders that spiritual musician Ananta creates for you on this upcoming album – AMAZING!
I have heard some very unique spiritual new age music of this year. This surely aligns with what a unique year 2020 has been. One of those artists is Ananta Govinda with his recent release Mirror of Desire.
Mirror of Desire is the centerpiece of a major multi-media project by Ananta Govinda, a visionary musician, author, photographer and multi-media producer. is quite a varied listening experience and is exceptionally well done. I’m looking forward to following this project in its various forms!
Truly magical concept album, “Mirror of Desire” is “out of this world.” Extraordinarily beautiful, this will take you on a journey to the center of your soul.
Ananta Govinda is forging new creative styles for combining music and visual storytelling into a groundbreaking presentation (once live events return).
There is a lot of back story to composer Ananta Govinda’s newest release Mirror of Desire. It is part of a fantasy trilogy, it is to be a live performance, and it helps to musically create a new sense of balance, the Yin and Yang of unseen worlds and hopeful spirits.