Didgeridoo is an ambitious set from Etherean Music combining traditional didgeridoo playing with contemporary electronica as well as interviews and additional liner note information about Australia's aborigines. So while "Cave Dance" is like a field recording in its earthy simplicity -- just the whir of the didgeridoo and homemade rhythms -- the aptly titled "Tribal Techno" matches the lead instrument to a mixture of organic and electronic percussion. This kind of cultural and musical ble...   [ read more ]

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In a triumph of marketing, ARC took an album of non-melodic, somewhat monotonous music and packaged it for bedtime listening. Genius! Don't misunderstand, the didj is a worthy instrument, and groups like Outback and Beasts of Paradise have made wonderful use of it. But when it dominates, what emerges is largely a sound effect rather than music. Thankfully, although it is the lead instrument, it is not the only instrument. One track features something that sounds like a bull-roarer, others feature ...   [ read more ]

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Inlakesh & Soulfood's Entering Dreamtime features remixes of songs from Wingmakers Chambers 11-17, including the hypnotic-, chant-, and digeridoo-driven opener, "Radiant Minds," which remains entrancing throughout its nearly ten-minute running time. Entering Dreamtime fuses the spacious sounds of Australia's aboriginal outback with the meditative beauty of Tibetan chants, and with the help of digeridoo masters Inlakesh, Soulfood's DJ Free turns this eclectic mix of influences ...   [ read more ]

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