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Eight String Religion
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Track Listing
- Soft Light
- Clouds
- Sweet River
- Minor Blue
- Only One Wish
- 8 String Religion
- Sojourn
- Remember
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #53521 in Music
- Released on: 2001-03-21
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
8 String Religion is a timeless masterpiece by composer/cellist David Darling. The album combines David's cello, piano and vocal improvisations with sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan's nature recordings. It features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity and music.
Ram Dass
...David Darling has concocted an elixir of skill, wisdom, love, and beauty that is truly nourishment for the soul.
John Diliberto, Pulse! Magazine
The music is simple but never simplistic, and Darling's head is on his shoulders, even if it's soaring through the clouds.
Customer Reviews
Eh
I suppose it depends what you're looking for.
The "inspiration" in these compositions seems to be a mantra-like repetitiveness, with very slow drawn-out development, and serendipitous improvisations coming and going.
So if you're looking for a trance-inducing envelope of sound, with a little tinkering here and there (with nothing too challenging), then this is a nice CD.
If you're looking for engaging cello, go Yo-Yo, Rostapovich, Cassales, just to name a few. If you're looking for excellence in composition or improvisation, go just about anywhere else.
Deeply moving masterpiece
There are no words adequate to describe the experience of listening to this CD, a deeply moving masterpiece of composition, instrumentation and expression, at times soaring to unexpected heights, at others quietly reaching contemplatively into the depths of one's heart and soul bringing great inner peace...it may bring tears to your eyes with its sheer beauty.
d.d. always does it right
ive been listening to david darling since his early days on ecm, own all of his
things, but till now have been allergic to the 'new age' look of, say, his 'cello
blue' and that sort -and couldnt discern WHY hed 'break it up' that way- ecm to
new age- until i listened to the itemd i didnt have. the man can simply do no
wrong. i own pretty much everything (no joke) but invariably when people are
passing thru my apt, house, car, office and hear something from dd, they WANT
it- thats everyone from rockers to classicists.
be sure to check out the magnificent 'epigraphs'(ECM) with pianist ketil bjornstad.
stephen spera
