Deep Breakfast

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FieldValue
nameDeep Breakfast
typeAlbum
artistRay Lynch
coverDeepbreakfast.jpg
captionOriginal artwork 1984–1986
releasedDecember 12, 1984
recordedSeptember–October 1984
studioRay Lynch's home studio
genreNew-age
space music
length40:20
labelRay Lynch Productions
Music West (1986 reissue)
Windham Hill Records (1992 reissue)
producerRay Lynch
prev_titleThe Sky of Mind
prev_year1983
next_titleNo Blue Thing
next_year1989
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| name = Deep Breakfast | type = Album | artist = Ray Lynch | cover = Deepbreakfast.jpg | caption = Original artwork 1984–1986 | alt = | released = December 12, 1984 | recorded = September–October 1984 | studio = Ray Lynch's home studio | genre = New-age space music | length = 40:20 | label = Ray Lynch Productions Music West (1986 reissue) Windham Hill Records (1992 reissue) | producer = Ray Lynch | prev_title = The Sky of Mind | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = No Blue Thing | next_year = 1989 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = | rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music | rev2Score =

Deep Breakfast is the second album by American new-age artist Ray Lynch, released on December 12, 1984, on Lynch's own label. After signing with Music West Records, the album was released more widely in March 1986. By October 1986 the album had sold 72,000 copies, becoming Lynch's breakout work. The first track "Celestial Soda Pop" was tapped for the theme song of the NPR show Fresh Air, increasing exposure and sales of the album.

Upon its re-release, the album was universally praised for its new-age style melding of electronic and classical sounds. In 1989, the album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Top New Age Albums chart, behind David Lanz's album Cristofori's Dream. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1994.

Concept

The album's title and some of the song names were taken from the then-unpublished The Mummery Book by Lynch's spiritual teacher, Adi Da Samraj. The line inspiring the album's name was reprinted on the back of the LP sleeve in 1986: "Evelyn slapped Raymond on the back with a laugh. 'You must be starved, old friend. Come into my apartments, and we'll suffer through a deep breakfast of pure sunlight.'" In an interview with Cymbiosis, Lynch said that "Celestial Soda Pop" was named by a friend of Lynch after hearing that song for the first time.

The artwork used for the album was oil painted by Lynch's friend, Kim Prager.

Reception

Joe Brown of The Washington Post praised the album, calling it an album that is "effective with headphones". Brown particularly praised the song "The Oh of Pleasure", stating that it "uses gradual amplification to give the strange sensation that you're being drawn deeper and deeper into the sound." Bill Henderson of the Orlando Sentinel called the album a "rare surprise", praising its "smoothness and sheer beauty." P. J. Birosik of Yoga Journal called the album "the breakthrough new age pop record". David Stockdale of Sunday Tasmanian labeled the album more than "a modern masterpiece" because "It's an absolute joy to behold." Stockdale also compared some of Lynch's works in the album to Vangelis, especially in "Your Feeling Shoulders". William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album five stars, praising the album's use of "deeply textured melodic structure and a buoyant rhythmic underpinning ". Electronic Musician noted that the album is rooted from baroque music, specifically in the way Lynch "constructs neoclassical, melodically beautiful songs of remarkable clarity." The magazine also noted that "Lynch's relationship with synthesizers is a bit different from a keyboardist's" due to his background as a lutist. In an article regarding the artist, Steve Korte of CD Review considered the album a classic.

On June 3, 1989, Cash Box magazine commented that the album became "the only gold album ever by a new age artist on an indie label."

Track listing

Deep Breakfast includes the following tracks. All music is written by Ray Lynch, except where noted.

| title1 = Celestial Soda Pop | length1 = 4:37 | title2 = The Oh of Pleasure | writer2 = Tom Canning, Ray Lynch | length2 = 5:18 | title3 = Falling in the Garden | length3 = 2:44 | title4 = Your Feeling Shoulders | length4 = 7:28 | title5 = Rhythm in the Pews | length5 = 4:09 | title6 = Kathleen's Song | length6 = 4:05 | title7 = Pastorale | length7 = 5:26 | title8 = Tiny Geometries | length8 = 6:08

Personnel

All music composed, arranged, and produced by Ray Lynch except The Oh of Pleasure which was co-written by Lynch and Tom Canning.

Production

Charts

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Chart (1988–1989)Position
Billboard New Age Albums2
Cash Box Indie Jazz Albums26
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Certifications

References

References

  1. (December 1989). "Ray Lynch: Exploring the Structure of Music". Keyboard.
  2. Patti Jean Birosik, ''The New Age Music Guide: Profiles and Recordings of 500 Top New Age Musicians'', p113, 1989, Collier MacMillan, {{ISBN. 0-02-041640-7, "Deep Breakfast...one of the best-selling New Age Space music albums ever"
  3. "Deep Breakfast Review".
  4. Larkin, Colin. (2006). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]". [[Muze]].
  5. (December 19, 1987). "Mainstream New Age Promo A Hit".
  6. (October 25, 1986). "Indies". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
  7. (May 26, 1990). "Lynch Finds Gold in Marin Hills". [[San Francisco Chronicle]].
  8. (January 28, 1989). "New Age Music: Top New Age Albums Chart".
  9. (January 1987). "Ray Lynch: Deep Breakfast". Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review.
  10. (May 30, 1989). "Ray Lynch prefers studios to stages for his harmonics". [[The Arizona Republic]].
  11. (August 1987). "Fine Instrumental Cuisine from Ray Lynch". [[Cymbiosis]].
  12. (1991). "Deep Breakfast". [[Music West]].
  13. "Deep Breakfast".
  14. (October 2, 1987). "Nine to herald the 'new age'". The Washington Post.
  15. (December 7, 1986). "Alternative Music". Orlando Sentinel.
  16. "Yoga Journal". Active Interest Media, Inc..
  17. (August 21, 1988). "Deep Breakfast". [[The Mercury (Hobart).
  18. (January 1987). "Ray Lynch: Deep Breakfast". Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review.
  19. (January 1986). "Deep Breakfast". [[Electronic Musician]].
  20. (August 1994). "New Age Leaders". [[CD Review]].
  21. (June 3, 1989). "Tickertape".
  22. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/deep-breakfast-mw0000650439 Ray Lynch / Deep Breakfast / Track Listing]. Allmusic.com. Accessed August 15, 2016.
  23. (January–February 1986). "Windows of Sound". [[Yoga Journal]].
  24. (December 17, 1988). "Cash Box Indie Jazz Albums".

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