Sealed. Double LP in gatefold sleeve. Black vinyl.

I first composed this music for myself as an adjunct to meditation, Tai Chi, and bodywork, and as music to play in the background of life, to replace the everyday cacophony with new and ordered sounds of an unpredictable nature. New sounds freed from preconception. over time, friends who heard the music asked if I could make them copies. I then wrote two more pieces with the same intent: to relax the body, mind, and spirit and facilitate meditation. – Lou Reed

Lou Reeds final solo album, Hudson River Wind Meditations, is one of his most personal musical works, combining Reed’s love of creating drone music with his passion for Tai Chi, yoga, and meditation. The album’s ambient soundscapes have been described as a counterpoint to his intense Metal Machine Music albumbut they are similar outliers in Reed’s 40+ year exploration of drone music and feedback harmonics. It’s for a certain time and place of mind.

The album has been remastered by the GRAMMY-nominated engineer John Baldwin with vinyl pressed at Record Technology Inc. (RTI). The Double LP and CD releases are designed by GRAMMY-winning artist, Masaki Koike and feature new liner notes by renowned Yoga instructor and author, Eddie Stern, who guided Reeds practice for years. Also included in the physical editions is a fascinating conversation between author/journalist Jonathan Cott (Rolling Stone, The New Yorker) and Reeds wife, artist Laurie Anderson, who discusses the album, as well as her husbands devotion to Tai Chi one of the albums primary inspirations.

Hudson River Wind Meditations marks the latest release in LITAs Lou Reed Archival Series. Launched in 2022 in tandem with the late artists 80th birthday, the ongoing series has celebrated one of Americas most influential songwriters through such acclaimed collections as Words & Music, May 1965 featuring many of Reeds earliest (and previously-unreleased) recordings, including the earliest-known versions of Im Waiting for the Man and Pale Blue Eyes.

A Move Your Heart
B Move Your Heart – Part II
C Find Your Note
D1 Find Your Note – Part II
D2 Hudson River Wind (Blend The Ambiance)
D3 Wind Coda