Kiva

Track Listings

1. Passage One

2. East Kiva [Calling in the Midnight Water]

3. Passage Two

4. South Kiva [Mother Ayahuasca]

5. Passage Three

6. West Kiva [Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions]

7. Passage Four

8. North Kiva (Trust and Remember)

9. Center

Kiva,Steve Roach,Michael Stearns,Ron Sunsinger,Fathom/Hos,Ambient,Ethnic Fusion,Europe,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Progressive Electronic,Space,Spiritual,World Music

Kiva

Tracks:

Jnana Mai
Sri Mahalaksmyastakam
Aphrodit
Yemaya
Green Tara Chant
Jai Ma
Rushing Water
Healing Song
Earth Is Our Mother

Customer Reviews:

Very wise.......2002-12-11

I have long been a fan of the music of Kiva. Their music is simultaneously very simple and complex. "Mother Wisdom" is a collection of chants both traditional and original. The traditional chants come from a number of places, Africa, Tibet, Greece, India, North and South America and each is rendered beautifully.

The multiple vocal style of Kiva's voices blend together seamlessly. The strong vocal harmonizes with rather diverse instrumentation; this group takes their inspiration from different religions and divers spiritual and blends them in a huge melting pot of creativity. The result is a collection of songs that are difficult to describe effectively.

ModernWiccan.com Review (by Dracolytch).......2001-09-02

ModernWiccan.com Review (by Dracolytch):
From time to time I'll get the chance to listen to something both unique and special. I firmly believe this album is one of those chances. When Mother Wisdom starts it gently, but firmly, grabs your hand and pulls you into an irresistibly beautiful piece of music. The CD continues, and while many of the other songs aren't as powerful as the first, they certainly are beautiful. The music is very simple, since it is a collection of chants (Some traditional, some original). Each chant is beautifully constructed and Kiva's voices blend together marvelously.

Having a whole album of chants is something of a double-edged sword. On one hand, all of the music is very easy to learn, and LOTS of fun to close your eyes and sing with. In fact, in many cases, it's hard NOT to (However, this behavior is not suggested when stopped at a red light in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area). The downside is that in many cases, it's not an album you'll want to listen to all the way through over and over again unless you really like chants. By the very nature of it's simplicity, it lacks the contrast and complexity that is in my favorite albums.

Oddly enough, one of the most exciting things about the album is how it can be used. The CD took me to a magickal state of mind almost instantly, which is saying a lot since I was in my car... in traffic. Also, since the chants on this CD are so easy to learn, it would be conceivable to use it as a method to teach a chant to a group for a ritual. There are a few chants that can immediately be used as-is for certain rituals (Such as Aphrodite). Some people may be inclined to substitute words, but keep the music. That way people can learn the music, and then apply whatever words are needed for the specific ritual. Even as a solitary, the music is very open welcoming, and powerful. This music would be awesome for some individual magickal works, especially if it's water-based magick (since Mother Wisdom tends to lean towards that element).

Tracks:

Passage One
East Kiva: Calling in The Midnight Water
Passage Two
South Kiva: Mother Ayahuasca
Passage Three
West Kiva: Sacrifice, Prayer And Visions
Passage Four
North Kiva: Trust And Remember
The Center

Product Description

1. Passage One
2. East Kiva: Calling In The Midnight Water
3. Passage Two
4. South Kiva: Mother Ayahuasca
5. Passage Three
6. West Kiva: Sacrifice, Prayer & Visions
7. Passage Four
8. North Kiva: Trust & Remember
9. The Center

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Spirit of the Jungle, The Spirit of the Arbor.......2004-07-26

This is a potent recording. Put it on earphones, turn it up loud, and buckle your seatbelt (or blast the speakers). Having participated in two of the particular ceremonies that this recording is DEDICATED TO and HONORS the spirit of, namely the Ayahuasca circle and the Wiwinyag Wacipi (traditional Sun Dance) I truly feel that this recording invokes the textural 'feel' of my own experiences. This is not a recording seeking to be a traditional "Native American" recording. Far, far from it. With Australian didjeridoo, a variety of wildlife from the Amazon, various bird-bone whistles, as well as Steve Roach's and Michael Stearns' dynamic soundworlds...this recording, punctuated with the authentic icaros, will carry you into psychic spaces, soul-places, where deep holographic perception occurs and timely insights are revealed without entheogens, though I assure you it is potent used in that expression. But, as is usually the case, with Steve's music...the music IS the medicine.

Not quite a classic, but sounds better every time you listen.......2003-06-19

Michael Stearns and Steve Roach are both highly esteemed members of the electronic music world, but this album stands as an interesting sidestep for both of them from their respective immense catalogs of material. It is a nearly seamless blend of the modern techno-tribal ambient and the ancient shamanic tradition. The album flows well from track to track, even if the two-minute "passages" tend to be repetitive. Each of the Kivas represented are quite good, but my personal favorite is still the first, "Calling in the Midnight Water." It perfectly mixes heartfelt singing with field recordings, desert sounds, and simply beautiful drifting synth soundscapes.

It is far from the best material released by any of these artists, but is certainly not the weakest, either. If you are feeling musically adventurous and don't mind being challenged, give this a listen... and you will be rewarded.

Among the top 10 sacred psychedelic CDs.......2002-09-21

While certainly not most people's cup of tea, this is one of the most powerful pieces of sacred music ever recorded. This is late 20th century electro-acoustic music created by artists intimately familiar with the ancient plant medicine traditions of the Americas. While I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, for those interested in this kind of transcendental musical experience, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

View of the Kiva from post psychedelic perspective.......2001-06-09

I do not get the responses of some of the previous reviewers. Frankly, they just don't get it. The Kiva, of course, is the sacred architectural relic of the peyote ritual, but this music is inspired by the recognition that the New World pursuit of spiritual discovery through the use of ethnogenic botanicals involves more than one culture, more than one botanical, and is both archaic and modern. This is modern music for "analogueros". It is strong to the point where, sometimes, the emotion is almost painful. If you are familiar with Terrance McKenna, and find his point of view of value, then you should by all means hear this album--don't be put off by reviewers who have made the mistake that this is an interpretation of Native American culture--the word Kiva, in this context, is a metaphor--with as much significance as the word Patio might have for a Hispanic. They could have used a variety of other metaphors--heart cave--well of souls--serpents lair. Somebody needs to get over it.

Another poor interpretation of Native American Music.......2000-08-31

These artists should stick to the genre of music they are appreciated for and known for...Steve Roach is a New Age artist....this is another rip off of First Americans...some non-Indian artists trying to sound like they KNOW our music...please....it belongs in "New Age" not Native American....If you want to hear and learn about Native American Musicians and music, then search out the REAL Indians, not the wannabees who want to cash in on popularity.

Average customer rating:

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