Track Listing

1. Pemulwuy
2. Ijeilu
3. Return to Egypt
4. Tantango
5. Send in the Drums
6. Earth Song
7. Red Rhythm Dragon
8. Cooking It Up
9. Heathaze
10. Ocean of Dreams
11. Pemulwuy Returns

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60491 in Music
• Released on: 2002-04-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Album Description
Drawing on inspiration from African drumming and Aboriginal chants, Asher has created a dynamic hybrid of danceable energies centered in the earth. Feet in the Soil's rhythms are bold and evocative, an exotic blend of traditional and world music influences guaranteed to get you up out of your seat.

Customer Reviews

Makes you wanna move your feet...
Apparently a master percussionist, Mr. Asher uses some more basic (e.g. a variety of drums and percussion) and less heard instruments (e.g. the didgeridoo) to amazing effect. It is driving and moving and exhilarating. I heard this one first in a pair of headphones at a Discovery Channel Store and was captivated and couldn't help being moved along by the beat.

I suppose it taps into something 'primal', kind of like drum circles at concerts and such, when a bunch of folks get together and just start playing away on some drums until a rhythm is created and you start to dance. This album is a lot like that only it is much refined. But it is great, whether to help you on a drive or simply to take you away for a while.

As noted on the album, even Pete Townsend of The Who thinks Asher's music is great.

makes you want to "move"...great for housecleaning!
The different 'obscure' instruments combined with a forceful rhythm have made this one of my favorite CDs for gettin' me going. The percussion is soulful. Some of it can be a little tedious but the majority is good. This is not necessarily an 'easy listening' CD but worth the eccentricity.

Get Your Worldy Groove On
"Feet In The Soil" is infectiously fun. As a musician, my reaction is "man, I've got to learn to make grooves like these!" As a listener, this is a disk that I can listen to over and over. It's filled with over an hour of happy, lively, exciting music that varies tremendously in style and instrumentation, showing a broad spectrum of influences but always keeping itself "grounded" in James Asher's equisitely crafted rhythms. The musicianship is impeccable, and the sound quality is superb.