Supralingua

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Supralingua, "beyond language," is the second Planet Drum album produced by Mickey Hart. More Latin than African, Hart combines compelling production techniques with power players of the drumming world including: Zakir Hussain, master of the North Indian tabla; Giovanni Hidalgo; conguero great from Puerto Rico, Sikiru Adepoju, a disciple of Babatunde Olatunji (a member of the first incarnation of Planet Drum) on dundun; bassist Bakithl Kumalo; and David Garibaldi, traps player. Promising to surpass words, ironically the first track, "Angola," features chanting by The Gyüto Monks Tantric Choir. Supralingua grooves but it lacks the excitement of the self-titled Planet Drum and the "steppin' out" of each virtuoso. --Cristina Del Sesto

From the Label
The conceptual follow-up to Mickey Hart's Grammy-winning 1991 Planet Drum album, Supralingua finds Hart leading the Planet Drum ensemble forward into new realms of global fusion and sonic sculpture. Featuring some of the most well-respected players in the world music genre, the album pairs Mickey's trademark array of instrumentation from cultures around the globe with contemporary music-making technology, and fleshes it out with inspired and exquisite vocalizations. Supralinga ("beyond words") proffers a broad and extremely rich palette of sounds that will boldly lead world music into the new millennium. An extremely strong album, this release is a vivid representation of Mickey's lifetime of musical exploration

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Average customer rating: A peak at prelanguage sound and Electronica Strong & Vibrant Heart Beat of the Planet ... Great Effort! Good, but it's no PLANET DRUM You've never heard anything like Supralingua.

Supralingua Mickey Hart & Planet Drum Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music World Dance | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jambands | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Planet Drum At the Edge Mickey Hart's Mystery Box The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back Spirit into Sound ASIN: B000009OL0 Release Date: 1998-08-04

Tracks:

1. Angola
2. Yabu
3. Endless River
4. Umayeyo
5. Secret Meeting Place
6. Tall Grass
7. Umasha
8. Frog Dance
9. Damawoo
10. Indoscrub
11. Wheel Of Time
12. Space Dust

Tracks:

1. Non-Audio Content - Mickey Hart/Planet Drum

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Supralingua, "beyond language," is the second Planet Drum album produced by Mickey Hart. More Latin than African, Hart combines compelling production techniques with power players of the drumming world including: Zakir Hussain, master of the North Indian tabla; Giovanni Hidalgo; conguero great from Puerto Rico, Sikiru Adepoju, a disciple of Babatunde Olatunji (a member of the first incarnation of Planet Drum) on dundun; bassist Bakithl Kumalo; and David Garibaldi, traps player. Promising to surpass words, ironically the first track, "Angola," features chanting by The Gyüto Monks Tantric Choir. Supralingua grooves but it lacks the excitement of the self-titled Planet Drum and the "steppin' out" of each virtuoso. --Cristina Del Sesto

Customer Reviews:

A peak at prelanguage sound and Electronica.......2005-09-26

Mickey Hart Serves up something very different again. This time bridging the gap of ancient and cutting edge "tribal" music. This sounds less spontaneous to me because of sampling. I'd like to hear an album like this all improvised in real time because I believe RAMU could shine in this setting, but you'll probably have to settle for a live show.

Strong & Vibrant Heart Beat of the Planet ..........2003-11-05

Mickey Hart combines indigineous voices, chants, and traditional instruments with contemporary and shaminstic drumbeats to create a special CD very aptly named "Supralingua" ... which to me, means, super voices and super music. At times, add to this, the the sounds of nature ... for instance, drops of water or the ambience of the rainforest. Take the voices of the Gyuto Monks (Buddhist) mix them with the didjeridu, flutes, Chinese erhu, add a def drum beat, mixed in with metal percussion, cluster drums, and bongos ... all played by world-class musicians and you have an idea of track #1. This CD reveals a newly emerging creative path for music, showing us how traditional and contemporary instruments combine, to reveal an existence where the journey is never quite complete ... but is continually evolving. Listening to the CD is a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

Great Effort!.......2002-08-14

Incorporating his computer operated drum machine "RAMU", Mickey sets the tone for another compelling album. Though not as awe-inspiring as his previous "instrumental" efforts, the album is still a sound to experience.

The album's tone is more upbeat, with a lot of percussion as well as (mentioned before), the RAMU (computer processed instruments such as vocals, roto toms, bells & whistles, etc.).

The songs are greatly constructed, but it is not a CD to chill out to. It is an album to groove and dance to. A little more latin-flavored too. Amazing stuff here.

So, if you're into a CD that has a little more meat in the sound, get it. If you're looking for a CD to take you on a journey, I recommend some of Mickey's previous efforts as well as Spirit Into Sound.

Enjoy!

Good, but it's no PLANET DRUM.......2000-04-30

I haven't heard Mickey Hart's most recent cd, SPIRIT INTO SOUND, but of the three Hart cd's just prior to this one (PLANET DRUM, AT THE EDGE, and MYSTERY BOX) I think this one is the least compelling.

This cd is definitely "good", but the other three are "very good" to "great". I'm not sure if it is the production techniques or RAMU, but there are many things on this cd that just sound completely artificial. Even without knowing that there are samples being used you can tell many of these sounds are computer-driven, the notes and phrases of the triggered samples just do not start in a natural way. It makes some of these songs sound like they were cut-and-pasted together.

This cd was always mentioned as having no real words and as being designed around a sort of "new vocal language" but listen to DAMAWOO and then compare it to ALEKE (track #14) on the cd THE SPIRIT CRIES: MUSIC FROM THE RAINFORESTS OF SOUTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN. There is much more than just a passing similarity between the two.

While I do think this cd is good it does not have the ancient, trance-like, dreaming-mind qualities of of the original PLANET DRUM cd, and just the way this one was recorded makes it sound a bit stale. I think with SUPRALINGUA Mickey was going for something that was part "World Music" and part "club music". If you want a cd that is more "electronic-groove" sounding then this is the one for you, but if you want one that is more "mind-altering" then the original PLANET DRUM is the cd you want to buy.

You've never heard anything like Supralingua........1999-09-23

Implicitly accepting the theory that "world music" is popular because today's audiences like to hear singing in foreign languages, Mickey Hart continues his streak of consistently interesting side projects by releasing (Diga, Dafos, At the Edge, Planet Drum, Mystery Box and now) Supralingua. It's world music for every country in the world! Every song has vocals, but there is not one real word on the album. You have never heard anything like Supralingua. In addition to the vocals, which really do sound like they're in another language rather than just nonsense, nearly every track features a real-time performance by Hart on his sampling device RAMU, a danceable bassline from Bakithi Kumalo, extensive studio trickery and a bed of percussion from the worlds best drummers, including talking drum master Sikuru Adepoju and tabla master Zakir Hussain. There are also cameos by Airto, Graham Wiggins and The Gyuto Tantric Choir. The bonus CD accompanying the original release contains superfluous remixes by assorted techno gurus and a video to play on your computer featuring an interview with Mickey, who, in addition to releasing better solo albums, consistently spouts more jive than any of his bandmates in the Grateful Dead.

Meditation Music:

1. Taos Tales
2. The Altitude of the Sun
3. The Dinosaurs!
4. The Distant Cry of Deer
5. The Sound of Light
6. Tongues
7. Tranquil Moods: Echoes in the Night
8. Tranquil Moods: Mystic Blue
9. Tranquil Moods: Sampler
10. Tranquil Moods: Serenity

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Medeiros

Rumanian Chants: Anthology

Scarlatti ¿ 18 Sonatas

Music: Best of Talking in Your Sleep

Since You've Been Gone [Import]

Romantic Warriors [Import]

O Melhor De Chiquinha Gonzaga [Import]

Tha First Chapter

See This Through & Leave [Import]

Purplexed [Import]

Sunrise Over New York

Pas De Bras, Pas De Chocolat [Import]

Temptations

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