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Shaman Drums from around the world join with Native American Flute, Incan Pan Pipes, Spirit Rattle, Guitars, Keyboard textures, and Sounds of Nature (including Wolf, Eagle, Coyote and Dolphin). Feel the irresistible power of shamanic drumming lead you on a healing journey. Move your body and become absorbed in the dance - for the sacredness of life and reverence for the earth! The Gordons' goal with this recording is to provide a musical catalyst which can serve as a ritual and ceremonial tool for contemporary people searching for a way to reconnect with ancient wisdom and shamanic healing. Indigenous cultures know that humanity is only a small part of the overall web of life. Now more than ever we need to remember the sacredness of all life and reverence for the Earth. This is a message which belongs to all people and all cultures, and, hopefully, future generations.
Release date: August 1, 1994
Published Reviews
DailyOM
Prolific and profound, brothers and musicians David and Steve Gordon incorporate colors and textures from all over the world in their music, capturing the spiritual root beneath all sounds, be they drums, flutes, bird calls, rain, or guitars. Sacred Earth Drums finds them bridging the gap between Native American shamanic-style drums, with play-along-at-home melodic signatures and a steady parade of natural color and instrumental shading. Pan pipes, wooden flutes, and classical guitars parade through the mist on their way past the sacred fire, which is surrounded by a solemn circle of drummers. The music here is healing and mysterious, rooting, comforting, and yet ancient and uncanny. Surrender to its moods and there's no telling how far you can dance into the outer space of the inner self.
The Native American pounding drumbeat and melodic wooden flute of "Sunset Ceremony" are so strong it takes awhile to realize that the shakers and cricket noises have blurred imperceptibly together over rain sticks and spirit rattles. "Call of the Medicine Drum" sets up a nice call-and-response between whispering wooden flute and classical guitar playing over low, rumbling synth chords and the thunderous drums of the title. Underneath it all the nighttime menagerie of birds and crickets and other natural ambience precede and end each track, giving the proceedings a campfire calmness; all of nature is with you. The birds are recorded so well you might feel they are inside your apartment, and so might your cats.
The vibe gradually grows mystical and otherworldly, with lonesome whippoorwills and rolling, whispering desert winds fading in and out of the steady, relentlessly flowing Native American drums for "Return Journey." When the return is made home, the journey over, there's still time for one last jam, with fretless bass and happily chirping morning birds with "Sun Rise in Peace," a final track to send everyone off to bed in a merry mood, the rhythms and pleasant feeling of physical exhaustion moving blissfully with the funky steel drum and rattles. No one is thinking about what tomorrow will bring; they're still in the moment, gradually disappearing into their tents until all that's left is a fire still burning fairly well, and the glimmer of pink along the eastern tree line slowly turning the black night on fire with the coming day. Whatever happens next, you'll be fine with Sacred Earth Drums coiling like a sleeping serpent in the warm nest of your CD changer, ready to! wake and work its rooting magic at a moment's notice.
New Age Retailer
On Sacred Earth Drums, David and Steve Gordon have combined drums from around the world with Northern Plains Indian Loon Bill Flute, Incan Pan Pipes, nature sounds (including wolf, eagle, coyote, and dolphin) and their special brand of studio wizardry to produce a magical, musical re-creation of a Shamanic Journey. The driving beat of the drums keeps time with our hearts as we embark with Prayer for the Four Directions, then takes us deeper with the Sunset Ceremony, Call of the Medicine Drum, Descent to the Lowerworld, Dancing for a Vision, and so on. Sacred Earth Drums feels like a Native-American vision of an innocent time long before the long knives rode out to destroy a sacred way of life. Moving, eloquent, and deeply spiritual, every time I listen to this instant classic I see visions of an ancient time when we danced under the stars around scared fires... In my opinion, this is a must have. My highest recommendation.
— Steve Ryals
NAPRA Journal
Brothers David and Steve Gordon are well known for their meditation, space music, and nature recordings. On Sacred Earth Drums, they embrace the Native American Shamanic vision and let the beat lead the way. The rhythms are usually a 4/4 beat, but the Gordons also offer the exotic embellishments and vital syncopations of global rhythms. The haunting Native American Flute is the leader of the inner expedition, and rich synthesizer orchestrations with nature sounds bring the whole experience alive. This is an excellent way for modern day people to feel the wisdom of ancient spiritual teachings.
— Carole Wright
Nationally Syndicated Music Columnist
The ageless heartbeat of the Earth seamlessly unites with the joyful spirit of Man on this healing shamanic journey that enables contemporary people to reconnect with ancient wisdom hidden deep within. The brothers Gordon have created an innovative musical catalyst, which serves admirably as a ritual and ceremonial tool destined to find fervent favor in sacred movement circles. The instrumental philosophy here suggests that we are all dancers or drummers able to inspire others to walk in balance once we remember the sacredness of all life ourselves through the attainment of an altered state of consciousness; each song uses specific drums, rattles, flutes and other instruments to help evoke awareness and positive change.
— P. J. Birosik
Magical Blend Magazine
This primal pulsating collection of Earth-beat music from the talented brothers triggers powerful memories of forgotten nights spent in drumming circles, unexpectedly found on moonlit beaches and at campgrounds of large music festivals. This penetrating collection of theme based spiritual music is a Shamanic journey of drums from around the world filled with Native-American Flute, Incan pan Pipes, nature sounds and studio wizardry. A timeless energy has been captured in this recording that awakens an innate knowledge of universal rhythms and ancient wisdom. This music is loaded with feeling and evocative imagery making it just right for ritual or guided meditation.
Laura LaVoie, Music Columnist
The intention of the artists was to create a ceremonial tool. That's just what this does. The recording takes listeners on a shamanic journey using drums, flutes, pipes and nature sounds, creating a deeply meditative experience.
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