Product Description

1. Song for the Morning Star 2. Daybreak Vision 3. Ancestral Home 4. Echoes of Time 5. Inward Journey 6. Creation Chant 7. Canyon People 8. Turquoise World 9. Cleft in the Sky 10. Spiral Passage 11. World of Rainbows 12. Waking Song 13. The Sacred Reed 14. Kokopelli Wind 15. Departure 16. Into the Maze 17. Homage to the Ancient Ones Format: CD

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Track Listing

1. I. Dawn's Mirage: Song for the Morning Star
2. I. Dawn's Mirage: Daybreak Vision
3. I. Dawn's Mirage: Ancestral Home
4. I. Dawn's Mirage: Echoes of Time
5. I. Dawn's Mirage: Inward Journey
6. II. Dreamscapes: Creation Chant
7. II. Dreamscapes: Canyon People
8. II. Dreamscapes: Turquoise World
9. II. Dreamscapes: Cleft in the Sky
10. II. Dreamscapes: Spiral Passage
11. II. Dreamscapes: World of Rainbows
12. III. Resonance: Walking Song
13. III. Resonance: The Sacred Reed
14. III. Resonance: Kokopelli Wind
15. III. Resonance: Departure
16. III. Resonance: Into the Maze
17. III. Resonance: Homage to the Ancient Ones

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #958 in Music
• Released on: 1993-03-04
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com essential recording
Nakai's free improvisations on this album are based on his impressions of the Anasazi and Sinagua sites, ancient cliff dwellings that were home to communities of Native people thousands of years ago. By using the Roland SDE 3000 Digital Delay system, Nakai is able to play duets with his own echo, in an effort to emulate the echoes of the past that haunt these ruins. On this recording, Nakai's flute sounds even more plaintive than usual, as if the spirits of these forgotten ancestors had entered into the studio to fill his playing with the whispered reverberations of their ancient ways. This is one of Nakai's most deeply felt recordings, one that resonates with a deep, melancholy yearning. --j. poet

Amazon.com essential recording
Nakai's free improvisations on this album are based on his impressions of the Anasazi and Sinagua sites, ancient cliff dwellings that were home to communities of Native people thousands of years ago. By using the Roland SDE 3000 Digital Delay system, Nakai is able to play duets with his own echo, in an effort to emulate the echoes of the past that haunt these ruins. On this recording, Nakai's flute sounds even more plaintive than usual, as if the spirits of these forgotten ancestors had entered into the studio to fill his playing with the whispered reverberations of their ancient ways. This is one of Nakai's most deeply felt recordings, one that resonates with a deep, melancholy yearning. --j. poet

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Customer Reviews

soothing music
The music on this CD is wonderfully quiet, reflective, contemplative. I ordered this to help me sleep while going through the grief from the death of my husband. It provided a wonderfully peaceful ambience and helped a lot.

Massage Music
I use this cd when I am doing massage for clients. It is very relaxing and all of my clients can drift off to another place for an hour. Its pretty generic music so all can enjoy.

Lots of echo
I enjoyed this CD, but just to throw in a contrarian review, I found the echo mastering to be a little bit annoying. I kept thinking, that this is such beautiful flute music, and I wish I could hear it straight, without the artificial echo. I'm certain though that the echo is part of the reason many people love this disc.