Artist:
Don Peyote
Title:
Blue Lotus
Label:
Don Peyote Recordings
Released:
1st May 2015
It's
been a while since Yvon Mounier (Don Peyote)'s last release 'Heaven
and Earth' in 2012 and this latest offering of tribal instruments,
Amazon forest field recordings and multi-layered synthised drones
provides a deeply meditative, shamanistic soundtrack which he
recommends is listened to in one sitting in a darkened meditative
environment.
The
journey starts with the aptly titled 'Beginnings' where rippling
waters and bird song are soon accompanied by an ambient drone which
is a quick introduction to the excellent 'Deep Earth Groove' where
Byron Metclafe's frame drums, rattles and clay pot provide a
ritualistic background for Ganga Giri's didgeridoo.
'Liquid
Chimes' provides a brief
and haunting interlude of synths, chimes and field recordings before
'Ripples and Mist' adds
a dark foreboding ambient drone to the sounds of the rainforest. This
darkness is soon compensated by the incantation like mantra of the
late Hermana Maria Luisa Tuesta Flores in 'La Madre Icaro' icaro's
are shamanic chants which are believed to offer
protection, evoke spirits or healing,
learnt from the spirits themselves
with the aid of ayahuasca.
Eerie
ethereal synths join the rainforest field recordings in 'The Way Of
Light' pave the way for the title track 'Blue Lotus' where rain
sticks, shakers and wooden frog underlay Dan Richardson's bamboo
flute, the central piece in this slow paced and deeply meditative
excursion which co-incidentally is the longest section of the
composition.
'Thunder
In The Forest' provides a brief interlude of chimes, drones and field
recordings before Dan Richardson's bamboo flute is employed again in
shorter but equally beautiful 'Heart Flute in A min' which leads into
the gentle incantations of 'Ocanocanoe Sacred Song' which I assume is
another Icaro. The final piece of the journey is a mellow combination
of deep ambient synths and field recordings entitled 'Onward'
indicating it's not an end to the journey but rather a beginning.
Review
by Woodzee
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