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Release Date: 25-09-1997
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 15029-2
Barcode: 13711502923
Musical Style: Aboriginal
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamroads [04:57] | 8 | Origin [04:32] |
| 2 | Bali Doo [05:31] | 9 | Track 1 [02:24] |
| 3 | Message Stick [04:41] | 10 | Jowelbinna [04:34] |
| 4 | Aircave [06:33] | 11 | Frog Dreaming [05:04] |
| 5 | Undara's Lava Tube [04:43] | 12 | Roo [03:59] |
| 6 | Land Sound [05:14] | 13 | Split Rock [06:01] |
| 7 | Songline [03:10] | ||
Description:
With the unprecedented interest in Australian Aboriginal culture and art, the ancient Northern Australian wind instrument - the didjeridu - has experienced an astonishing popularity and ever growing interest in the West. Whether it's the sought-after sounds and rhythms akin to nature or the varied interest in Aboriginal culture, the didjeridu speaks with an unforgettable primordial voice to all who hear it. With the vast array of intricate rhythms and otherworldly tone colors, the elaborate improvisations that result strike a deeply buried chord in the mysteries of creation which seems to resonate at the core of humankind. Produced by longtime collaborator and producer Steve Roach, The Art of the Didjeridu is a collection of timeless pieces spanning a decade in David Hudson's professional career. It features deeply rooted and rich Aboriginal traditions as well as innovative contemporary styles and compositions. The priceless contribution Hudson has made to the art of the didjeridu is the infinite musically creative possibilities of a traditionally one note ancient instrument.
Biography:
Australian Aboriginal artist David Hudson is a world-renowned pioneer of the art of the didjeridu. A member of the Tjapukai tribe in Kuranda, northern Queensland, he mastered the didjeridu and interpretive dances of his tribe at an early age. Armed with a profound understanding of the didjeridu, he possesses an exceptional talent of spontaneously creating/performing multi-leveled compositions, as evidenced in his first solo recording, the highly acclaimed Woolunda: Ten Solos for Didgeridoo. It is regarded by many experts as a ground-breaking experiment in the creative possibilities of the didjeridu. Known primarily for his traditional styles and use of the traditional technique of circular breathing, Hudson is credited for taking the art form to a new level through an innovative combination of extended techniques and modern compositional ideas. So much so, his inventive use of voice, space and explosive blasts of sound have sometimes more in common with 20th century avant-garde music than ancestral Aboriginal music. Teamed with longtime collaborator and producer Steve Roach, the two have written an array of seamlessly organic compositions, creating Hudson's most subterranean and textural release to date. Hudson features various self-made didjeridus, click sticks and boomerang clapsticks. Roach accompanies with assorted percussion and rocks and provides a constant flow of dreamtime soundworlds.
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