The Greek gods chose this lofty mountain from which to conduct their affairs & rule the mere mortals, below. Paul Avgerinos, brings the sacred chants & royal secrets down to earth for those of us, priveleged to share his enthusiasm for ancient cultures & ethnic diversity. His GNOSIS CD is the latest in a series of sensually rich aural tapestries bridging the tradions of East & West with his creative sensibilities & technical expertise. The rich electronic & synthesizer fabric is woven together with world artists on various ethnic acoustic instruments to complete the presentation of a colorful aural soundscape to take your ears on a trip to new & exotic realms. Highly recommended that you listen to this with headphones.
Christopher Albright - WTUL - New Orleans

From the opening tones of GNOSIS and throughout this work, Paul Avgerinos evokes and brings to fruition the mystical journey that we all must make. One sees caravans on the long walk, trekking the night desert while the stars wheel even beyond their courses, rhythms of life and long tradition urging on travelers in the timeless patterns of their peoples. There is a palpable sense of myth and legend in this music, expressed in the soaring ambient textures, the pulse of rhythms, the plaintive calls of the cantor. The movement of ancient waters, the universal giver of life, is discernible as well. Above all, there is that depth and spaciousness that Paul doesn't just create, it is instead as though he finds deeply hidden treasure and coaxes it to come just to the edges of the firelight where we can see and recognize it, yet the shimmering mystery prevails, that vast knowing which cannot be fully perceived.
KUAC Nightlight by Michael Henchman

GNOSIS is, without any doubt, your best CD to date... An excellent and brilliant example of the best Space World Electronic Music... Congratulations!!!
Francisco M. Lopez Herrero LA OTRA ORILLA, Spain

A sequel to the excellent Phos Hilaron, GNOSIS is a slightly less choral sounding album but none the less an exciting new album in itself. I guess you could describe the music within as a mixture of ambient, new age and world music genres - if you are a fan of any one of these genres then you will certainly find much to entertain you here. As before the tracks have a spiritual feeling to them, but are equally suitable for chilling out to or recharging the batteries after a stressful day. The mixture of ancient Greek chants and oriental and middle eastern instruments offer a timeless aura that is surprisingly effective . The music is excellent and if you are a devotee of new age or ambient music then I strongly suggest you check out Paul Avgerinos and his music.
The Borderland by John Peters

A glowing, watercolor wash of angelic sounding choirs and ancient Greek chants, longtime Magnatune favorite Paul Avgerinos' new album is based on the Gnostic tradition and wisdom of ancient Greek mystery societies, and also features perfectly integrated sounds of tabla, oud, sarangi, and cello. Allmusic.com recently called Paul "one of the giants of ambient music," and the stellar sound design on this new release makes apparent how he earned the title. GNOSIS is luminous and relaxing.
Magnatune by Shannon Coulter

GNOSIS is a journey! It takes one into an exotic realm accompanied by various sonic personages and then chills one out into drift 'n' dreams. Energized spirit and spirit at peace . . . flow with the blend and enjoy !
WKNH by Mitchell Mendys

GNOSIS is Paul's most mature work to date. Here he harks back to his roots. This ambient music is rhythmic, natural and hypnotic yet calming and not grating on the nerves like so much ambient/trance music today. Most excellent !
Renee Gelpi - Galaxie - CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Commision

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