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  Album reviews of American Zen's first album, Level 1 = Peace Of Mind,
are referring to the music as, "inspiring," "enlightening," "thought provoking," and "spiritual."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tujunga, California – October 10, 2006 – American Zen, America's first Buddhist rock band, released their first album in 2005, Level 1 = Peace Of Mind.

NEW WEBSITE for PODCASTS: (Hosted by The Coyote)
        http://www.coyoteRADIO.net

Our FIRST PODCAST of the “American Zen Buddhist Rock Podcast” series
will be published/released/broadcast Friday, October 27.

The SECOND PODCAST was just uploaded a few hours ago.

Visit www.coyoteRADIO.net for this and upcoming podcasts.

A NEW EPISODE EVERY FRIDAY. A fun challenge. The first 20 podcasts of LEVEL 1 = PEACE OF MIND have been started with the LEVEL 2 = CHRIST KILLER series of podcasts to follow after.

The podcasts feature songs from upcoming albums and live shows. Coyote of American Zen leads us through the Shaolin Records and American Zen websites with poetry readings and his sense of humor.

You can also obtain/subscribe to our COYOTE RADIO podcasts at iTUNES:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=202963354&s=143441&i=11375041

American Zen’s SECOND ALBUM

Only a few more touchups and the album is done.

Some of the songs were recorded in Utah right after the LEVEL 1 = PEACE OF MIND album tracks.

Coyote’s injured arm slowed down production a couple months. The day we scheduled to start recording LEVEL 2 = CHRIST KILLER, was a bright sunny day...then Michelle changed her mind and wouldn't take Rory with her.

So Coyote decided to play with Rory instead of record the drums for CHRIST KILLER. He was near the top of the tree in front of his Tujunga home when he tore some ligaments in his right shoulder. Brave and fearless Coyote clambered through the branches, displaying his tree climbing talents from childhood. Rory, his son, meakly followed behind at lower altitudes.

Coyote cleared away some of the distracting branches to make it easier for Rory to follow him up the tree. But as Coyote sought to clear a couple of the highest branches, one of them snapped back towards his head, held tightly in his right hand, over his head. SNAP. It popped. Coyote's right arm, not yet in pain, became numb and uncooperative, somehow anticipating the damage done. Coyote broke his arm, teaching his son to climb a tree.

With hardly a complaint, Coyote climbed quickly down from the tree, then with his left arm helped his son down. It was several weeks before Coyote could even raise his arm to shoulder level. The drums have been recorded with great discomfort to Coyote.

CD WEBSITE:
LEVEL1peaceOFmind

BAND WEBSITE:
http://www.americanZEN.org

COYOTE RADIO PODCASTS:
http://www.coyoteRADIO.net ( http://www.coyoteradio.com )

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     Featuring:
        The Coyote - Flute, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Songwriting
        Steve Hixon - Drums
        Rory G - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Ukulele, Synthesizer
        Tom Calder - Bass, Vox Organ

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