MAM061
MINDS AND MUSIC MINDS AND MUSIC Pulsing PercussionAlbum Theme: The Sounds of World Percussion. Listen to Spice Bazaar, Punjabi Express, Dromedar Drive and Trains To Taranga. A heartbeat keeps you alive. And the beat of a drum can allow you to listen to your soul. PULSING PERCUSSION skillfully weaves Eastern, Central African, Arabic, European Contemporary, South American and Australian influences into a global compilation of world fusion drum sounds. Ideal for enhancing suspenseful punctuation with driving, pulsing, bubbling jungle and edgy urban scenes and suspenseful dusty desert adventures. All of these thematic compositions are played authentically on real instruments by real humans for an organic and original flair. |
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2. SPICE BAZAAR 00:01:40 AN EXCITING DISPLAY OF CULINARY TREATS PRESENTED IN A FLAMBOYANT, MAJESTIC AND EXTRAVAGANT SETTING. A GROWING STEADY AND SPICY BEAT FUSING LOTS OF PERCUSSIVE INGREDIENTS.
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5. PUNJABI EXPRESS 00:02:08 INDIAN TRAINS ARE ALWAYS FULL OF LIFE. A STEADY, GROOVE JOURNEY WITH A TRADITIONAL DANCE ONBOARD THE PUNJABI EXPRESS.
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8. SANSULA SUNDAY 00:02:05 CHILLING OUT ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH DAPPLED LIGHT FILTERING THROUGH THE TREES. DREAMY ICE CREAM FLOAT TRANQUILITY.
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9. TASTE OF SAFFRON 00:02:04 FEAST YOUR SENSES ON THIS EXOTIC BLEND OF RICH COLOURS AND SWEET, TANGIBLE GROOVES.
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10. TRIBAL FUSION 00:03:08 TENSION AND BEAUTY EMERGE IN A MAJESTIC TRIBAL DANCE OF RHYTHMS. EASTERN, AFRICAN AND CONTEMPORARY FUSION.
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12. TICKING KALIMBING 00:02:06 AN EERIE TIME TICKING CLOCKWORK SCENE. NOTHING IS CERTAIN AND EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE, BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
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13. BUSH DANCE 00:01:15 A TRIBAL GATHERING OF GHANAIAN DANCERS UNDER THE MANGO TREES AT DUSK ARE JOINED BY A BAND OF ABORIGINAL TRAVELLERS, WHO SIT IN ON THEIR EVENING DRUMMING SESSION.
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14. DROMEDAR DRIVE 00:02:04 TUAREG TRAVELLERS ON A PILGRIMAGE THROUGH NORTHERN MALI BY CAMEL. FESTIVE AND CONFIDENT, WITH A SENSE OF FEELGOOD ADVENTURE.
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15. JUGGLER OF JULLUNDER 00:01:13 THE LOCAL JUGGLER ENTERTAINS HIS PUNTERS WITH HIS USUAL DISPLAY OF DAZZLING JUGGLING REPERTOIRE.
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16. THE LONG STRIDE 00:02:17 LOPING COOL GROOVE WITH A SPACIOUS OFFBEAT AFRICAN FEEL. A LAID-BACK AFTERNOON STROLL WITH ALL CONTEMPORARY FUSION ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR A WORLD PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE.
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17. DRUM HEAD 00:01:48 NERVOUS AND EDGY GROOVE WITH FAST PACED DETERMINATION. MIDDAY HEAT, HAZY DUST CLOUDS AND FIRE UP AHEAD.
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19. TADA TATA TATA 00:01:46 TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEETS AFRICAN GROOVE IN A FUN, DRIVING PULSE OF JUICY BEATS MIXED WITH EASTERN DRONES AND TADA TATA TATA MALE VOCALS.
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20. TADA TATA TATA INSTRUMENTAL 00:01:36 TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEETS AFRICAN GROOVE IN A FUN, DRIVING PULSE OF JUICY BEATS MIXED WITH EASTERN DRONES. INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF MAM061, TRACK 19.
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21. SHAKE IT UP 00:02:29 RITUAL GROOVE DANCE ON THE VILLAGE SQUARE. DANCERS AND DRUMMER SHOWING OFF THEIR SKILLS IN A CONSTANT BUILD WHICH CULMINATES IN AN ABRUPT EXPLOSIVE ENDING.
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22. MALI TO MEMPHIS 00:02:14 TWO TRADITIONS MEET AT THE CROSS ROADS. A MALIAN GROOVE, INSPIRES A MARIMBA BLUES.
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23. SILK HIGHWAY 00:01:40 SOME PARTS OF THE SILK ROAD STILL EXIST, IN THE FORM OF A PAVED HIGHWAY. CAMELS AND TRADE CARAVANS GAVE WAY TO FAST MOVING CARS.