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R.CARLOS
NAKAI /
WILLIAM EATON /
WILL CLIPMAN |
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For
years, decades in fact, Canyon Records has remained at the forefront
of the Sedona / Desert Southwest New Age music scene. I use the term
New Age loosely here because the music Canyon releases
is often filled with hypnotic imagery of Native American Indian related
music filtered through a wide range of instrumental and vocal music
that has subsequently earned the name New Age among others. Of course,
most Americans dont really know too much about traditional American
Indian culture and music anyway so we have Canyon Records to thank
for much of the music that depicts native American culture in these
modern times. Some of the best Native American music Canyon
produces is often heard as a cross between American Indian and World
Beat music and thats the sound right here at the core of Dancing
Into Silencea 2010 CD release on Canyon that features flute
genius R.Carlos Nakai in the recording studio with harp guitar great
William Eaton and percussionist Will Clipman. You can almost see the
smoke signals rising over the desert Southwest but this peaceful,
American cross cultural effort offers up a rewarding musical peace
pipe that takes you sky high. R. Carlos has brought his Native American
Indian flute sound far and wide since he released his million selling
Canyon Trilogy back in 1989 and here, once again paired with
guitar conceptualist William Eaton, Nakai continues to break new ground
with the meditative, peaceful vibes of Dancing Into Silence. When
it comes to the harp guitar, Eaton is a fretboard genius whose self-designed
instruments and beguiling guitar sounds are at once futuristic and
ancient. Clipmans exotic, ethnic tinged percussion fits in perfectly
here. Clocking in at exactly 60 minutes, the 14 track Dancing Into
Silence is a stunning sonic achievement designed to soothe your
inner spirit and take beyond the happy, hunting grounds and into a
deep inner space. A near perfect CD of meditative, calming soundscapes,
Dancing Into Silence features appealing cover art and is filled
with in depth liner notes on the making of this musical work of art
by album producer Robert Doyle. www.william-eaton.com
/ www.rcarlosnakai.com
/ www.willclipman.com
/ www.CanyonRecords.com |
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