For those unaware, Anahata is the new collection of compositions by bassist Tim Franklin and his brother keyboardist/Grammy Nominated Producer, Michael Franklin.

The Franklin Brothers have performed and recorded with the Who’s Who of music: Brian Wilson, Bruce Hornsby, Joe Walsh, Paul McCartney, Joe Bonamassa, members of the Rolling Stones, Toto, Moody Blues, Yes, Chick Corea, Ian Anderson, Jean Luc Ponty, Rick Derringer, Edgar Winter, Pat Travers, Tower of Power and many others.

Anahata is a continuation of Michael Franklin’s cast of thousands production model, as with the highly acclaimed productions Jon Anderson (Yes) “1000 Hands Chapter One” and Robby Steinhardt (Kansas), “Not in Kansas Anymore”.

1. Shinkansen
2. The Wall
3. Ave for Josephine
4. Maynardvishnu
5. The River (Runs through Memphis)
6. Just Say So
7. Chiba Chan
8. Pavanne for Deborah Ann

On what is a quite exceptional, elegantly crafted new recording, the first track we are privileged to hear is the bubbly Shinkansen and that is backed by the acoustically-charged The Wall, then we get a sentimental hue within Ave for Josephine, and then comes a rather big band-esque approach to Maynardvishnu.

Next up we get the blues-tinged complexion of The River (Runs through Memphis) which itself followed by the spirited samba vein that runs through Just Say So, the album rounding out on the portentous Chiba Chan, closing on the dutifully affecting Pavanne for Deborah Ann.

Featuring collaborations with: Tower of Power, Billy Cohbam, Tommy Calton, Charlie DeChant, Larry Coryell, Danny Jordan, Steady Joseph, Brian Snapp, Steve Walters, Pat Gulotta, Paul Parker and others. The title Anahata was inspired by and is a tribute to, their friend and mentor, Larry Coryell, the legendary “Father of Fusion Guitar”. It has many spiritual meanings, one is, “The Color of Sound”.

“When you come to the anahata, or when your energy is dominant in the anahata, you will start to hear sounds that you could not hear till now”. - Sadhguru.

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