I have been listening to David Arkenstone's music since "Valley in the Clouds" was released, and I have to say that the last couple of albums have shown a sharp downturn in the creativity and originality which once hallmarked David's music. "Caravan of Light" is the worst sort of "new age" music; the musical structure is trite and the borrowings from the musics of other cultures is, at best, pretentious. Gone is the sense of openness and wonder which characterised "Valley in the Clouds" and "Another Star in the Sky" and adventurousness of "In the Wake of the Wind" and "Quest of the Dream Warrior."There is one small, beautiful gem, however. Track 3, "The Jade Mountain," is an understated and lovely performance. It gives one a glimpse of David's true creative depths, which are otherwise sublimated by the bland, generic offerings of "Caravan of Light." For an introduction to the REAL David Arkenstone, I recommend the other albums noted in this review.