This double compilation CD from pioneering New Age label Hearts of Space is the perfect soundtrack for an escape from the pressure cooker of a frenetic world. With featured artists such as Mychael Danna, Robert Rich, Coyote Oldman, Rasa, Bill Douglas, Steve Roach, and Al Gromer Khan, Slow Music for Fast Times is a paradise of ambient, atmospheric music, ranging from the introspective to the dynamic. The music has been sequenced in the format of the popular Hearts of Space radio program, heard on public radio stations nationwide since 1983. Overall, this effect makes for an easy, effortless listen, as the selections blend into each other gracefully. Included in this collection are time-honored favorites, such as John Doan's beautiful acoustic rendering of "The Lamentation of Turlough O'Carolan," Paul Sauvanet's exotic "Oasis," and recent releases such as Tim Story's "Flame and Circle," and David Darling's "Children." What separates Slow Music for Fast Times from other New Age compilations is the merit of the music and artists represented, all of them innovators in their respective fields. This is a unique treasure of a compilation CD, a musical expedition into a many-layered forest of fascinating mystery.