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Lotus Dream

Shambhu
Category
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Lotus Dream — album cover
Dolby Atmos
Mixed & mastered in spatial audio
Album · 2025

Lotus Dream

An immersive journey into stillness and beauty.

2025
Released
Album
Format
9 tracks
Track Count
34 min
Runtime
About This Album

Lotus Dream is the 10th album from guitarist and composer Shambhu — a calming musical journey that blends acoustic and electric guitars, piano, and ambient textures. Following his acclaimed albums Reflections and Acoustic Oasis, Shambhu expands his sonic landscape with a spacious, emotionally rich collection of nine original tracks. Each piece is designed to create a sanctuary of sound — music for stillness, healing, and inner reflection.

"Lotus Dream reflects both the calm and satisfaction that we seek and the quiet tensions of our time… I hope they offer release, hope, and beauty through every note." — Shambhu

Critical Acclaim
"His best album to date."
— Kathy Parsons · MainlyPiano.com
"Exceptional. Lotus Dream elevates Shambhu to an exceptional new level of musical proficiency. This is reflective music, like a mirror of your soul as you are listening. The melodicism is quite beautiful and flows like a river of sound through you. Melodic and sweet, it takes you away to another place."
— Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck · New Age Music Reviews
"A finger style opus of delight. His most expressive and poignant album thus far… a meditative slice of calm and serenity… each passing year he just gets better and better."
— Steve Sheppard · One World Music Radio
"Introspective yet expanding, grounding and liberating. His compositions lift you effortlessly into a place where melody, breathing space, and spirit intertwine, creating experiences that are more like gentle journeys than just mere songs."
— Dyan Garris · New Age Notes Radio
"Exquisite compositions and compelling performances. A grand showcase for Shambhu's melodic elegance and intricate playing style… a sanctuary in sound."
— Jonathan Widran · The JW Vibe
"One of his best. All nine songs on Lotus Dream have an organic flow, all have the right kind of energy, and all have the ability to literally take you away."
— RJ Lannan · Artisan Music Reviews
✦ Why Lotus Dream

A Career Body of Work

25+ Years of Craft
Shambhu's 10th studio album, following a body of work spanning Sacred Love (2010, ZMR #1) and Dreaming of Now (2013, ZMR Best Contemporary Instrumental Album 2014) through Reflections (2024) and Acoustic Oasis (2023).
Dolby Atmos Artistry
Mixed and mastered in Dolby Atmos by Todd Boston at Spatial Sound Studios — spatial audio in service of the listening experience, not a licensing gimmick.
Widely Reviewed
Praised by MainlyPiano.com, New Age Music Reviews, One World Music Radio, New Age Notes Radio, The JW Vibe, and Artisan Music Reviews as a career-best work.
✦ Track Listing

The Tracks

9 tracks · 34:10
#TitleTime
1 Shall We 2:41
2 Awakened Dreams 2:59
3 Ananya 4:45
4 Resilience with Leo Steinriede 3:17
5 Majestic Mountain 5:27
6 Lotus Dream 3:17
7 Blue Mantra 3:56
8 Prana Tides 3:38
9 Visions 4:10
Production Credits
Recorded at Hamptons Sanctuary Studios, Westhampton NY
Mixed and Mastered in Dolby Atmos by Todd Boston at Spatial Sound Studios, Portland OR
Shambhu — Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Slide Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Bass
Leo Steinriede — Electric Guitar & Nashville Guitar (on Resilience)
Released by Acoustic Shine
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