polar shift: a benefit for antarctica is a compilation album of new-age and ambient music, released in 1991. a project of the earthsea institute, a portion of its proceeds was pledged "to the cousteau society and other environmental organizations working to establish antarctica as a natural reserve dedicated to peace and science." it featured 13 tracks (3 original and 10 already-released) from various artists, being in cd track list order: yanni, chris spheeris, constance demby, steve howe, paul smith, vangelis, enya, kitaro, suzanne ciani, john tesh, and jim chappell. the compilation was co-produced by anna turner and terence yallop, and was released by private music on cassette and cd.