Chris Spheeris - Dancing With The Muse Apr 2026

For further details on the album's technical credits and various physical editions, you can explore the Dancing With The Muse release page on Discogs . SoundStage! Chris Spheeris - Dancing with the Muse

The album features several guest musicians who provided global textures and classical depth: Hand Drum, Oud, and Ney. Christina Swansen & Mary Beadell: Cello, Viola, and Violin. Anthony Mazzella: Electric Guitar textures. Troy Perkins & Zirque Bonner: Bass. Chris Spheeris - Dancing With The Muse

Spheeris himself performed on a wide array of instruments for the record, including: Guitar, Keyboards, and Piano Bouzouki (lute), Autoharp, and Bass Percussion and Vocals Featured Collaborators For further details on the album's technical credits

Unlike typical ambient soundscapes, this album features multi-layered, melodic songs with a complexity sometimes compared to symphonic works. It is often classified as World Music or World Fusion. Christina Swansen & Mary Beadell: Cello, Viola, and Violin

is a 2000 album by New Age and World Fusion artist Chris Spheeris , released under the Higher Octave record label. The album is recognized for its sophisticated "transcultural melange," blending Mediterranean and Indian influences with vibrant rhythmic grooves and authentic instrumentation like the oud and ney. Key Album Features

The title track, "Dancing with the Muse," gained significant popularity through its inclusion in the influential lounge compilation Buddha-Bar IV (mixed by David Visan) in 2002.

The album has a total run time of approximately 64 minutes and was produced by Spheeris alongside Robert Cory.