Inside the Powers of Nature

Paul Horn - Inside the Powers of Nature

The challenge of this recording was to see how much could be done with flutes alone in a recording studio. No electronic sounds are used anywhere. The background sounds on Side One are all natural sounds from nature, created and put together especially for this recording. Side Two contains the actual sounds of Haida, a male killer whale living at Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Both sides contain a lot of multiple tracking. The Bach chorales are all played on various flutes including alto and bass flute, sometimes with a multi-vider. The Kyrie from the Palestrina Mass has seven overdubs. The making of this recording was a wonderful creative experience. (Paul Horn)

Consider this as a kind of bonus of more nature/environmental sounds for the week, although they are blended with music as the above liner notes already mention. I'm trying out another service as some folks are having trouble with the service used in the previous post. Let's hope this service works better.

Tracklisting:

Side One

1. The Mahabhutas (Elements) {19:05}
(a) Prithivi (Earth) (b) Vayu (Air) (c) Tejas (Fire) (d) Apas (Water) (e) Akasha (Space)

Side Two

1. Haida {5:23}

2. Bach Chorales {4:07}

3. Centaur {6:04}

4. Mass: Kyrie {2:30}

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