A Coyote Oldman outing is always a joy to hear. This Hearts of Space compilation consists of some 74 minutes of selections from the six albums released by Michael Graham Allen and Barry Stramp (Stramp was absent from 1987's In Medicine River, where Stramp was joined by Michael Fitzsimmons on percussion.) The Coyote Oldman sound and ethic has something in common with the growing number of Native American flute albums being released to the market, but the comparison stops right there:...   [ read more ]

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Native American flutes with Incan, Peruvian, and bass panpipes as well as Aztec log drum, bells, and Chapman stick are used in original compositions with plaintive melodies that echo through meditative atmospheres. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide

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Though there is an earlier Coyote Oldman release available on cassette only, Tear of the Moon is really the first in which Stramp's special engineering techniques are as important to the music as the flutes themselves. A sophisticated use of reverb augments the effects of primal flute sounds to create an otherworldly, almost aquatic atmosphere. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide

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