YAMANTAKA

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Release Date: 26-10-1998

Label: Celestial Harmonies

Catalog Number: 13003-2

Barcode: 13711300321

Musical Style: New Age

Description:

In 1982, The Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, teamed up with Tibetan bell virtuosos, Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings, to create a uniquely expressive journey to the mystical roots of percussion. It has been critically acclaimed for its subtle, yet masterful percussion soundscapes. Yamantaka is the Tibetan god of the dead and lord of the underworld. Hart, Wolff and Hennings have succeeded in portraying these Tibetan legends of afterlife through a quietly evolving collage of sound. The six–part suite Yamantaka is at once somber, mysterious and meditative. The Revolving Mask of Yamantaka raises the level of intensity through whirling rhythmic gyrations, spectral harmonics and the cyclical resonations of the Tibetan bells. Celestial Harmonies' remastered version of Yamantaka also features three bonus tracks composed especially for this CD reissue. Recorded digitally in July of 1991, Towards the Bending of the Light, Solar Winds and Field of Souls were performed by Wolff and Hennings with special guest Brian Keane. The resulting collection of sounds offers a stirring portrait of death and judgment.

Biography:

Mickey Hart, best known for his work with The Grateful Dead, has collected and performed on many unusual percussion instruments found throughout the world. He has put both traditional and little–known instruments to new and unexpected uses in his own compositions. At the same time, he has worked diligently to preserve the wisdom of ancient musical cultures through his recordings of indigenous artists. His research into the ritualistic roots of percussion is chronicled in his 1990 book, Drumming at the Edge of Magic.

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