Sacred Earth Drums

Description

Drums from around the world join with Native American
Flute, Incan Pan Pipes, Spirit Rattle, Guitars, Digital Synthesizers and
Sounds of Nature (including wolf, eagle, coyote and dolphin). Feel the
irresistible power of the beat lead you on a healing Shaman’s journey. Move
your body and become absorbed in the dance – for the sacredness of life and
reverence for the earth! Review “An exceptionally fine album that runs from
quietly calming to emotionally stirring definitely the best I’ve reviewed this
year.” — Lee Stone, Innerchange “Earthy and stirring you will feel the
mystery in this music!” — The New Times “It holds you, transports you to
beautiful places and returns you (well-grounded) back to earth. A thoroughly
engrossing experience!” — Dimensions “Moving, eloquent and deeply spiritual,
an instant classic! In my opinion this is a must have. My highest
recommendation.” — Steve Ryals, New Age Retailer “There is a depth and
immediacy in Sacred Earth Drums which is very powerful and authentic. Highly
recommended!” — Nexus Prolific and profound, brothers and musicians David and
Steve Gordon incorporate colors and textures from all over the world in their
music, capturing the spiritual root beneath all sounds, be they drums, flutes,
bird calls, rain, or guitars. Sacred Earth Drums finds them bridging the gap
between Native American shamanic-style drums, with play-along-at-home melodic
signatures and a steady parade of natural color and instrumental shading. Pan
pipes, wooden flutes, and classical guitars parade through the mist on their
way past the sacred fire, which is surrounded by a solemn circle of drummers.
The music here is healing and mysterious, rooting, comforting, and yet ancient
and uncanny. Surrender to its moods and there’s no telling how far you can
dance into the outer space of the inner self. The Native American pounding
drumbeat and melodic wooden flute of “Sunset Ceremony” are so strong it takes
awhile to realize that the shakers and cricket noises have blurred
imperceptibly together over rain sticks and spirit rattles. “Call of the
Medicine Drum” sets up a nice call-and-response between whispering wooden
flute and classical guitar playing over low, rumbling synth chords and the
thunderous drums of the title. Underneath it all the nighttime menagerie of
birds and crickets and other natural ambience precede and end each track,
giving the proceedings a campfire calmness; all of nature is with you. The
birds are recorded so well you might feel they are inside your apartment, and
so might your cats. The vibe gradually grows mystical and otherworldly, with
lonesome whippoorwills and rolling, whispering desert winds fading in and out
of the steady, relentlessly flowing Native American drums for “Return
Journey.” When the return is made home, the journey over, there’s still time
for one last jam, with fretless bass and happily chirping morning birds with
“Sun Rise in Peace,” a final track to send everyone off to bed in a merry
mood, the rhythms and pleasant feeling of physical exhaustion moving
blissfully with the funky steel drum and rattles. No one is thinking about
what tomorrow will bring; they’re still in the moment, gradually disappearing
into their tents until all that’s left is a fire still burning fairly well,
and the glimmer of pink along the eastern tree line slowly turning the black
night on fire with the coming day. Whatever happens next, you’ll be fine with
Sacred Earth Drums coiling like a sleeping serpent in the warm nest of your CD
changer, ready to! wake and work its rooting magic at a moment’s notice. —
Daily-OM The intention of the artists was to create a ceremonial tool. That’s
just what this does. The recording takes listeners on a shamanic journey using
drums, flutes, pipes and nature sounds, creating a deeply meditative
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Artist Our goal in this recording is to provide a musical catalyst which can
serve as a ritual and ceremonial tool for contemporary people searching for a
way to reconnect with ancient wisdom. Indigenous cultures know that humanity
is only a small part of the overall web of life. With Shamanic music like this
we hope to inspire others to walk in balance on the Earth Mother who nourishes
us. Now, more than ever we need to remember the sacredness of all life and
reverence for the Earth. This is a message which belongs to all people and all
cultures, and hopefully, future generations.” In Peace, Steve Gordon & David
Gordon About the Artist David and Steve Gordon have pioneered New Age/World
music with their award-winning top charting albums for over twenty years.
Their influential trademark sound, combining world instruments and sounds of
nature has sold over one million units worldwide and has appeared on network
TV and major motion picture scores such as the recent Fox Searchlight release,
“Kissing Jessica Stein.” Since founding Sequoia Records in 1982, the Gordon
brothers have been breaking musical ground, consistently creating albums that
top the charts, garner awards, and expand the boundaries of New Age and World
music. “We like to think of our music as the music of Earth and Spirit,
because we believe that one of the goals of being alive is to unite the two
into one,” explains Steve Gordon. Natives of Southern California, David and
Steve Gordon both took an early interest in music. After studying classical
music at Los Angeles Valley College and UCLA, the brothers both attended the
Grove Music Academy where they studied modern harmony and jazz. They formed
Sequoia Records in 1982 to release their first two albums Misty Forest Morning
and Peaceful Evening. These albums combined music and nature so beautifully
that they became known as definitive recordings of the newly emerging New Age
music genre… Since these releases met with critical acclaim and healthy
sales, over the next couple of years they recorded their next two music and
nature titles, Radiant Sea and Still Waters. They next began experimenting
with their music, developing a new style they called “Inner Environments”,
which they featured on two albums, Astral Journey and Celestial Suite. These
recordings were some of the earliest examples of what is known today as
Ambient/Space Music. In the early ’90’s the brothers began to collect Tribal
drums and studied the Native American flute. They envisioned a contemporary
world music, combining traditional Native instruments, with guitar, keyboards,
and sounds of nature into a new universal world groove. Their 1994 release
Sacred Earth Drums successfully blended all of these elements, topping the New
Age charts. This influential crossover recording reached 1 at all the New Age
distributors immediately upon release, stayed there for over 3 years and even
now remains high on distributors sales charts. In 1996, David and Steve went
back into the studio and created the follow-up to Sacred Earth Drums, which
they titled Sacred Spirit Drums. Immediately it began to receive enthusiastic
reviews. Steve Ryals of New Age Retailer’s Fresh Tracks said, “Each superb
track flows into the next. Evocative, mysterious, sensual, and profoundly
healing.” In 1999 David and Steve inaugurated their new studio by creating
Drum Medicine, which again became an immediate top seller on new age
alternative distributors best selling lists and stayed in the top 5 for over 2
years. “With this new recording, we really wanted to explore the idea of the
drum as a force for healing,” said Steve. David adds, “There’s a more diverse
palette of sounds that draw from other cultures. We looked for musical themes
in other cultures that resonated with the spiritual basics of the Native
American culture.” Carl McColman wrote in a feature interview for NAV
Magazine, “The Gordon’s may have launched out of a Native American
sensibility, but as their music has flowered, it has become truly a universal
indigenous sound – for all people of the earth, from all cultures.” This is
precisely what they will continue to do. To celebrate their 20th Anniversary
in March 2002, they released Sacred Drum Visions, a collection of favorite
tracks from their best-selling world drumming titles, which also included 3
brand new songs which continue to expand upon their signature contemporary
world music sound. See more

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Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.46 x 0.41 x 5.01 inches; 3.2 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sequoia Records
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ gordon3
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Sequoia Records
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1