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8-String Religion by David Darling
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fave it Contemporary | New Age
8 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on Wind Over The Earth
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:29 Soft Light BUY MP3 05:29 Soft Light "GIFT MP3" 05:29 Soft Light
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:02 Clouds BUY MP3 06:02 Clouds "GIFT MP3" 06:02 Clouds
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:59 Sweet River BUY MP3 06:59 Sweet River "GIFT MP3" 06:59 Sweet River
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:14 Minor Blue BUY MP3 05:14 Minor Blue "GIFT MP3" 05:14 Minor Blue
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:00 Only One Wish BUY MP3 05:00 Only One Wish "GIFT MP3" 05:00 Only One Wish
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:22 8 String Religion BUY MP3 06:22 8 String Religion "GIFT MP3" 06:22 8 String Religion
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 07:39 Sojourn BUY MP3 07:39 Sojourn "GIFT MP3" 07:39 Sojourn
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:05 Remember BUY MP3 05:05 Remember "GIFT MP3" 05:05 Remember
David's cello moves like water between the notes, it is relaxing, inspiring, and beautiful.
Editorial review
On Eight String Religion, a collaboration between composer/cellist David Darling and sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan, the album marries Houlihan's nature recordings to Darling's cello, piano, and vocal improvisations. Appropriately, Eight String Religion features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity, and music. "Sweet River" features recordings of songbirds and water from a wilderness canyon blended with delicate string textures, piano, and vocals, while "Sojourn" swells with soft keyboards, cello, and ocean sounds. More traditionally, the album's title track highlights Darling's technical skills, meshing an acoustic-cello melody with a plucked rhythm figure. Eight String Religion is a creative, intimate recording from a unique collaboration. [Available through the website {/www.windovertheearth.com}] ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
David Darling's 8-String Religion has been praised by practitioners, philosophers and musicians alike. Hailed as the best album of the millennium by "Yoga Journal," it is considered his finest work. Layered over tracks of flowing water, Darling's cello awakens us to nature's eternal flow. It is his tribute to the beauty of our planet, and itself is a great blessing.
"In EIGHT STRING RELIGION, David Darling has concocted an elixir of skill, wisdom, love and beauty that is truly nourishment for the soul." --Ram Dass
"It just awakens the heart... the instruments rise and meet in a gentle crescendo that can bring tears to your eyes." --Yoga Journal