Animal Dreams Didjeridu World Fusion

1. Awakening

2. YinYang

3. Cricket Dance

4. Mastika Kashlama

5. Windhorse

6. Turtle Cricket

7. Seven

8. Animal Dreams

9. Sheba

10. Zazen Pentad

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Mid-Eastern music usually calls for a droning instrument - thus the didjeridu lends itself quite nicely. The percussive didjeridu played with Mid Eastern Odd Meter is most distinctive and indicative of Dave's style and that of the CD Animal Dreams. Dave has managed to get several fantastic musicians who play Oud, Sitar, Nay, Dumbek, and many other interesting world instruments to fuse with didjeridu on Animal Dreams! All of the animal sounds on the CD are sampled from Dave's raw vocal animal imitations. The vocal overtoning segments are combined samples taken from sessions with Ron Holmes and Dave. This CD represents a lifetime of Dave's personal interests and influences. As one listener wrote, "This is a one of a kind CD!"

Product Description
Didjeridu World Fusion with Oud, Dumbek, Sitar, Nay, Vocals, Vocal overtoning, various percussion, and animal imitations.

Tracks:

Awakening
YinYang
Cricket Dance
Mastika Kashlama
Windhorse
Turtle Cricket
Seven
Animal Dreams
Sheba
Zazen Pentad

Album Description

Didjeridu World Fusion with Oud, Dumbek, Sitar, Nay, Vocals, Vocal overtoning, various percussion, and animal imitations.

Customer Reviews:

Animal dreams.......2004-02-28

Great disk. Dave put together an intriguing eclectic mix of styles/genres. There is a ton of creativity and originality in the mix. The range includes a jazzy sitar/ indian flavor piece, lots of Middle eastern/Egyptian influence, more straight ahead didgeridoo oriented songs, and to top it off some ethereal overtone/ harmonic singing that just carries you away. Very diverse, and it all hangs together quite nicely. Dave's versatility as a didgeridoo player shines, and really helps to provide a common thread through this diverse set of music. Definitely worth a listen!

master musicians / master didjer.......2003-11-19

I LOVE this disc! It is a real pleasure to hear the didj so beautifully used with ever changing timbres of accompaniment. This is not just a 'didj' disc that fits other instruments around one didj player, it is a collection of simply FANTASTIC music that results from grouping together various musicians of only the highest caliber. Animal Dreams shows that Dave Crowder is not really a didj player, but a master musician who happens to also be a master at the didj.

It's not really fair to single out any particular cuts because the whole disc is fantastic, yet some tracks are so stellar that they have immediately made my list of all time favorite 'didj' pieces. The opening track is a very rare treat - music where the didj is an equal part of an ensemble of great musicians playing fantastic music. Track 4 is such an enticing gem. The groove, the timbres, the melody sung on "Mastika", all draw me in and carry me away. I love the soft buzzing 'z' sound that Cameron makes when singing this. It sounds so cool. Track 7 ("Seven"), in 7, is one of the coolest sevens I have ever heard. The 3+2+2 groove here is played and felt so naturally that it feels like some metaphysical energy or life force itself is simply flowing out its own smooth song. Beyond entrancing. I can't do anything but melt into this track when I hear it. Real magic! The title track is simply the best didj meditational music you can get. Kudos and congratulations Dave. Animal Dreams is superb!

Animal Dreams Has Visions, Rhythms, and Harmonics.......2003-03-19

I'm listening to Animal Dreams as I write this. Animal Dreams is a CD that I have been playing a lot, and it keeps sounding good to me. Dave Crowder, the creator of this CD, not only plays a great didjeridu, but he also performs remarkable vocal harmonics, nice percussion, and makes incredibly realistic animal sounds out of his own body. Dave's animal sounds grace the silences between cuts and are sometimes tastefully a part of the piece itself. Dave's masterful didj playing is featured in almost every cut. Joining Dave are some top-flight musicians playing ancient and modern world instruments.
Each number in Animal Dreams creates its own world, and I enjoy living in each of them. This is a CD that flows with energy, a sense of humor, good musicianship, good taste, and moments of breathtaking beauty. Animal Dreams is the product of years of dedication and effort--and lots of heart--and that's the way it sounds.

Very Cool Didge Fusion.......2003-01-15

Wow -- this is one of the best didge fusion CDs I have heard. I particularly like the more ambient pieces with oud and middle eastern vocals. Very trancy chill grooves. It takes me to some deep inner spaces.

It is very well produced and very deep music despite the rather silly cover. It brings the didge as a vehicle of dream time awareness into western-world-fusion music in a respectful way. Dave Crowder really understands the both the musical and mind-altering powers of this instrument. His overtone chanting is awesome too.

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