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Release Date: 25-09-1997
Label: Erdenklang Musik
Catalog Number: EK70992
Barcode: 723091709927
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skan-the Sky | 6 | Ite |
| 2 | Tate-the Wind | 7 | Maka-the Earth |
| 3 | Inyan-the Rock | 8 | Ate Heye lo! |
| 4 | Hanwi-the Moon | 9 | Ashes cold and white |
| 5 | Okaga And Whope | 10 | Buffalo Trail |
Description:
On White River - Red Spirit which has been released by Hearts of Space as Red Sky Beat, Austria’s BLUE CHIP ORCHESTRA joins the natural dignity of Native American ceremonial music with the awesome power of pop electronics. The earthy skin drums, soulful chanting and hypnotic percussion of native music are set in a spectacular beat-driven ambient soundscape that will appeal to anyone who loved Deep Forest and other state-of-the-art world/electronic productions. Inspired by the Dakota Indian creation myths, Red Sky Beat brings the timeless sound of Native American spirit dances to the modern listener in glorious expanded stereo.
Biography:
The Blue Chip Orchestra is the brainchild of Hubert Bognermayr who has fused this interplay of classical trained instrumentalists and live soloists of the computer age. This makes it possible for the orchestra to effect and visualize new formal and digital-acoustic sound structures in conjunction with newly-developed musical instruments such as ultrasonic harp, mirror instruments, sounding sails and binary dulcimer. Bognermayr's compositions embrace a powerful lyricism imbued with strong dynamic themes which gradually crest - building upon lush orchestrations reflecting an age of greatness. Triumphant marches sweep across an inner landscape in the spirit of Bruckner, Smetana and Stravinsky, with a touch of playfulness and humor in the Mozart and Strauss inspired pieces. Rhythmically aggressive passages begin to soften upon repeated listening as one begins to let go into the depths of this exotic fantasyland, allowing more the imaginative detail to surface. Symphonic rock-based ballads take on a unique life of their own when punctuated by an operatic baritone, a sampled Stradivarius, or a mirrored binary horn section. 'Blue Danube' is thoughtful and intelligent music which demands attention, then leaves you wondering!
