A beautifully deep and meditative choral / organ journey from Hungary's Sándor Vály, featuring Sheik Abdullah Al Zaili and Júlia Heéger.

Egon Wellesz (1885-1974), the Austro-British musicologist, could well provide the motto for "Prayer". "Arabic music knows no concept of time. A single song or piece of music can last for hours. The listener is not actively involved in the performance, not concerned with the formal structure of the work, but is magically connected to the music, allowing it to take him or her away".

The track 'O Vis Aeternitatis' was created with soprano Júlia Heéger, based on the responsory of the great western mystic Hildegard von Bingen, originally presented as a sound installation in the Church of St. Francis Trevi, Italy. The vocal tracks are transformed into a chorus with 10 second delays, doubling the layers at each round. The same doubling method was applied to 'Adhan', the Islamic call to prayer, which was performed by Sheikh Abdullah al Zaili, following the tradition of Arabic recitation.

For both pieces, the result is a sustained sound mass, which could be interpreted as their essence. The two tracks (44min), which feature Vály on sampler, organ, and wind instruments, have now found their place on this limited edition record, merging like palms in one.