Gandalf Sarai

For this album, multi-instrumentalist Gandalf was on his own again (except for some fleeting wordless vocals by Pippa Armstrong). This album is noteworthy in bringing in many elements of what might be called World-Music and New-Age respectively. This bright and colourful music is mostly soft and dreamy and Gandalf concentrates here on atmospheres and moods more so than on creating melodies, yet he still manages to make varied and pleasant instrumental music.

This double CD (marking the two decades of career of Gandalf) is divided as follows: CD one features music inspired by -The Lord of the Rings, with new music; and CD two, entitled Rare & Precious Pieces, contains a selection of highlights and rare, formerly unreleased live recordings. In this double-CD album, Gandalf shows his full spectrum. In multi-dimensional sound-pictures, he conjures up the fascinating world from -The Lord of the Rings of J.R.R. Tolkien and leads us into a kingdom of fantasy. Last but not least, the characteristic guitar playing of Gandalf makes this album absolutely worth listening to.

~ Cesar Lanzarini, All Music Guide

Gandalf's Fist: "If you want a good idea on what Gandalf's Fist is all about then look no further. To celebrate our Ten Year anniversary we've put together this compilation to allow everyone to sample our back catalogue. Chronologically. there's one track from every album, including our very first demo from back in 2005. As an extra treat the first three songs have been remixed, remastered, and in some sections, even re-recorded… which we've done to thank all our existing fans and supporters out there with some nice fresh versions of our favourite tracks! Rather than do a traditional "best of", we've picked one song from each record which means something special to us - check out the individual track notes for each song for more details."

Taking full advantage of his 30 years experience crafting music in harmony with the rhythm of nature, Gandalf presents a grand celebration in tribute “to the wonderful variety and beauty of the universe" with Earthsong and Stardance. Masterfully blending his customary sounds with the Corso Wien Orchestra and a Sanskrit choir, the whole truly blurs the boundaries between earth and the stars.

Transmitted from a derelict space station in the far reaches of the galaxy using instruments salvaged from a cargo bay and corroding electrical terminals, ‘A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer’ is the 2013 album from Gandalf’s Fist. Those lucky enough to intercept the signal on their primitive terrestrial audio-decoders, will be treated to a cosmic jam across space and time exploring a mythical figure from the 26th Century - ‘The Universal Wanderer’ - who’s legend tells of a figure who has wandered the cosmos from the birth of existence to the end of time…