Albums & Recordings
Tim has appeared on more than forty recordings across a variety of genres, traditions, and styles, including medieval, Middle Eastern, Celtic, folk, orchestral, and electronic.1
Click the album covers on selected recordings below to purchase or stream, and click the players to listen to Bandcamp recordings before you buy.2
1. Actually, this footnote serves no purpose at all, but it made you look!
2. Each is also available on three LPs, two cassettes, or two 8-track tapes! Okay, not really…
Medieval & Middle Eastern Music
A journey from Iberia across North Africa to the Middle East, inspired by the journeys of the thirteenth-century traveler, Ibn Battuta.
Improvisations for solo stringed instruments from the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia
Original compositions based on traditional dance music from the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Central Asia
Medieval and traditional music from northern Europe for harp, psaltery, and lyre, exploring music from many regions, eras, and traditions
Chordae, medieval improvisations for harp and psaltery, inspired by French, German, and Spanish sources
The Infinite Path is a compilation of music from two of Tim’s early solo recordings, The Path Beyond and Ashek
Aksaray, music composed and performed by Tim based on traditional Middle Eastern styles, created for various compilations, film and video, and other collaborations
Coming Soon! Honey from the Thorn, music from medieval England, including works from the twelfth to the fourteenth centuries: instrumental and vocal, sacred and secular
Eidolorous: Dark Electronic Music
Fragments of Thanatos, dark orchestral themes and electronic sounds, fragmented windows into a Lovecraftian universe, inspired by weird tales and visions of cosmic horror
Telesterion, a descent into the darkest depths, whether literal or figurative, mythological or tangible, external or internal, but from which there may well be no hope of escape and return
Coming in November, 2024
Gathering Darkness
A blend of orchestral compositions and ambient sounds composed by Tim Rayborn to create the perfect soundtrack for his new fantasy novel, The Forbidden Summoning.
Ensemble Recordings
Cançonièr
Music from the time of the infamous Vlad Dracula (the Impaler), including late medieval and early Renaissance music, folk music form the Balkans, and Byzantine and Ottoman music
Cançonièr
Medieval instrumental music
from France, Italy, and Spain,
as well as Balkan folk music
Ensemble Florata
Music from medieval Spain including Cantigas de Santa Maria, works from the Llibre Vermell, and Sephardic and Moorish music
Ensemble Florata
The musical heritage of the Jews of medieval Spain, from Iberia, to North Africa, to the Ottoman Empire
Tintagel
Medieval music for voices and instruments from a variety
of sources, performed by
this popular, late 90s
UK-based medieval ensemble
Pandemonaeon
A lush and sensual blend of rock and metal with the delicacy of
folk instruments from around
the world, most often compared
to Dead Can Dance mixed with
hard rock
Patrick Ball
Spoken word mixes with medieval and Celtic music in this retelling
of the tragic duo from
Arthurian legend
Celtarabia
A fusion of Arabic, Andalusian, Celtic, and Medieval music celebrating the universality and diversity of acoustic dance culture
Celtarabia
The second release from Celtarabia, continuing to explore vibrant fusions of Celtic and Arabic music
Ya Elah
Choral, vocal and instrumental music rooted in the Jewish tradition but with a broad spiritual outlook
Solace: Balance
Middle Eastern compositions with Far Eastern themes and percussion, a unique cross-cultural blend of traditionalism and the electronic elements of Ambient, Trance,
and Trip-Hop
Solace: Nagari
Dark, electronic music fused with Middle Eastern dance, acoustic, and vocal arrangements
Collaborations
Tim Rayborn and Shira Kammen
Satirical and scandalous songs from a twelfth-century monk turned troubadour
Kitka
Meditative and ecstatic songs
from Eastern European spiritual traditions woven together with folk songs whose haunting melodies and rich harmonies soar in resonant space
Stellamara
Electro-acoustic world music with eastern melodies, dramatic orchestral sections, otherworldly ambience and deep bass grooves
Sharon Knight
A traveling roadshow of musicians, each with the ability to open portals with their voices, their bows, and their flying fingers
Sharon Knight
A collection of Celtic traditional
and original songs ranging from romantic and fanciful to dark
and brooding
Misericordia
Medieval songs and dance music by this innovative and acclaimed UK-based duo.
Michelle Levy
Medieval, Celtic traditional,
and original music, with
inspiration from the sounds
of the natural world
The Bards of Now
Contemporary, yet timeless folk music with vocals, played on instruments from around the world.
Felicia Tzipora Sloin
Contemporary, original, and traditional songs from the Jewish tradition
Marsha Rose Attie
A collection of original and soulful Jewish prayer music that is a World Music take on traditional
Jewish liturgy
Alisa Fineman
Contemporary arrangements of traditional and original songs
from the Jewish Diaspora
Compilations and Remixes
Ruben van Rompaey
Chill vibes, gentle melodies, organic Middle Eastern percussion and relaxing, danceable atmospheres. Combining elements of chill-out, downtempo grooves and belly dance.
Andaluz
The second installment of the Silk Road trilogy. Following historic and contemporary maritime trading routes, the music takes us into new and unexplored worlds.
Andaluz
Traditional Pan-Asian ambiences smoothly blend together with contemporary beats and progressive sounds, summoning pictures of imaginary worlds.
Eastern Expressions
Oriental percussion blended with organic electronic beats, fusing pan-Asian soundscapes with various acoustic instruments and ever-present, de-tuned bird sounds in the mix
Eastern Expressions
Acoustic and electronic instrumentation fusing of Far Eastern atmospheres, tribal psychedelics, modern Jazz, and very danceable beats
Eastern Expressions
Dynamic Middle Eastern rhythms fuse with Far Eastern atmospheres, while organic electronic Hip Hop beats blend with mesmerizing jazz harmonies
The Kabila Project
A collection of traditional
and contemporary music for
modern belly dance
Moon Moth Mixes
Arabic and Indian sounds combined with electronics, designed for dance practice
Strange Flesh
An eclectic collection of
Gothic-inspired dance music
Maduro
An excursion into the underworld of dreaming, decay, ghosts, and processionals
Maduro
Electronic music about the
struggle between opposing
forces inside and outside of us
Celtic Twilight
A New Age and Celtic music compilation
Belly Dance Evolution
A contemporary belly dance compilation
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