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Tribal drums from all over the planet, soaring native flutes, guitars, shamanic atmospheres, spirit rattles and wilderness sounds awaken you to the dance of life. David & Steve Gordon, creators of the #1 best seller, Sacred Earth Drums, take you on their greatly anticipated new musical journey. With their world instruments and studio artistry, the Gordons have the power to entrance and summon the sacred dance. The healing power of the drum moves you... to dance, to dream, to live!
Release date: May 26, 1999
Published Reviews
New Age Retailer
Drum Medicine is the long-anticipated sequel to David and Steve Gordon's Sacred Earth Drums and Drum Medicine. Both titles continue to do very well, though I expect Drum Medicine will eventually surpass these titles in sales. The reason is simple. The Gordons have simply outdone themselves. While keeping with the spirit of their earlier drum-based shamanic music, they have crafted a more melodic, accessible album featuring a global-fusion sound. Steve plays some hot guitar riffs in addition to flute, drums, rattles and more. David handles piano, vocals, keyboards, and assorted percussion. You'll also hear American Indian voices and Sanskrit chanting as well as nature sounds such as birdcalls. Perfect for all kinds of movement, dance or inner journeying, Drum Medicine will likely prove to be the Gordon's most popular work to date.
— Steve Ryals
Heartbeats
Drum Medicine is an unqualified success, as it combines tribal drums, native flutes, guitars, shamanic atmospheres, spirit rattles and nature sounds in a meaningful celebration of sacred dance. Together the Gordon's guide you on a moving journey into the healing power of the drum, drawing heavily from Native tradition with a tastefulness and reverence that allows for the liberal incorporating of western elements and sensibility. Steve and David deliver all the way with their array of log drums, rattles, djembes, etc. in tandem with the melodies which range from haunting to dynamic, digging into the earth, soaring across the sky, flowing through the water or stoking the spirit fires. Highly recommended.
— Lloyd Barde,
Amazings
By combining the New Instrumental Music with the essence of the Folklore of the Native Americans, David and Steve Gordon have created a series of themes based on percussive rhythms with tribal traits, ethereal environments sustained by synthesizers, and melodies that combine a classical romanticism with the mysticism of Indian traditions. All this, together with subtle touches of Jazz and Pop, besides some almost subliminal brush-strokes of Ambient.
— Marcella Cirignola
New Age Voice Magazine
The album opens with a respectful entry into sacred space, an invitation evoked by layered instrumentation, dominated by the Gordons' impeccable native flutes and hand drums. Subsequent pieces call forth various aspects of the spiritual journey. While some are sung in Lakota,the rhythms hearken to the larger world. As in their previous albums,technical competency and ease with synthesizers and modern recording studio capabilities add a contemporary dimension to timeless sounds. A perfect sequel to Sacred Earth Drums, the medicine involved has more to do with global vision than individual concerns. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the Rainforest Action Network and the U.N. Center for human Rights to aid the world's indigenous people.
— Antoinette Botsford
Space Junkies Magazine
The incredible sounds of the tribal drumming, native flutes, acoustic guitar and spirit rattles are combined with authentic tribal chanting and nature's sounds and creatures to create an atmosphere that promotes healing through music. "Drum Medicine" soothes the soul, the mind and the spirit.
— Michele Palulis
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