Byron Metcalf - A Warning From The Elders
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STYLE A mesmerising combination of drums and drones. Byron Metcalf delivers his tribal influenced hand drumming against a lush backdrop of organic vocal drones and didgeridoo performances. Sounding for all the world like an artificially produced electronic sound canvas Byron uses overtone singing and vocal harmonic drones along with low throat singing to create rich harmonious layers of tone. The varied layers and densities of utterance hang cloud-like around the deep vibrations of sonorous didgeridoo rhythms, surges and textures. Guest vocalists and Tibetan bowls along with a large gong broaden the sound further whilst trance inducing beats propel the music into motion. Like low thunder at their most intense, or easily, hypnotically rolling along the beats are clean and clear - shaking the air, beats within beats, subpatterns and overbeats enlivening the grooves. Beautiful production and recording quality deliver this series of uplifting tracks to the ear with a natural dynamism and potency. MOOD A Warning From The Elders conveys a sense of primitive dynamism, an optimistic vibration to stimulate inner vision and, the hope is, to the urge look outward and react. Luminous warmth and the suggestion of scintillation match the glow of the cover art work. Mesmerising grooves both lull and stimulate, cycling in serene repetition, thumping like a huge organic process - the measure of the earth, the pace of the planet. ARTWORK A warm digipack presentation - the whole package is bathed in an amber hue picked up from the front cover sky. Here a rocky outcrop thrusts majestically above the clouds - its jagged surface in stark contrast to the enshrouding mists and distant hazes. The back of the case holds a tracklist and a brief explanation of the project along with the legend SONIC JOURNEYS FOR HEALING THE EARTH. Within, the CD sits atop a personal note from the artist revealing his motivations and experiences surrounding the process of creating this album. A full list of instrumentation and a run down guest contributions can be found on the leftmost panel. OVERALL Byron Metcalf began as a professional drummer at the age of fifteen and has since been successfully working the music business for over four decades exploring a variety of styles. Solo projects over recent years have allowed Byron to enjoy his personal interest in musical healing - this latest album furthering that particular avenue of performance. However, he has also worked in collaboration with other artists such as Steve Roach, Mark Seelig, Ron Oates and Jack Coddington. A Warning From The Elders is released via Dr, Bam's Music. This CD introduces Byron's overtone singing for the first time and is presented as an alert to current global issues in the hope of "a radical global awakening". WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM This CD is one for lovers of gutsy hand drumming and visceral drones presented in bright lucid space and sharp focus. -  Morpheus Music
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posted 09/28/07
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