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Distant
Spirits
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Tracks
1.
Emergence
2.
Ancient Trails
3.
Desert Light
4.
Coyote Dance
5.
Night Dances
6.
Distant Thunder
7.
Thirst
8.
Solitude
9.
Dawn at Mesa Arch
10.
Visions
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Album
Description
Soaring
Native American flutes, soft guitars,
quiet pianos, and hypnotic world beat
percussion gently mingle with the sounds
of nature on this musical journey through
the Southwest. The call of the coyote.
Murmuring canyon streams. A clap of
distant thunder in the whispering
wind.
Scott
August's first album creates a rich
tapestry of musical textures and tranquil
tones that will transport you to the
mystical land of Distant Spirits.
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Editorial
Reviews
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"On
Distant Spirits, August utilizes
his lifetime fascination with the
American Southwest...to create a
delicious musical soundscape.
August, a superbly gifted
multi-instrumentalist performs
all the music on Distant Spirits.
Beautiful cedar flute is featured
or included on eight of the ten
tracks. Soft guitars, quiet
piano, pulsing world-beat
percussion, indigenous
instruments from around the
world, and the sounds of the
Southwest are expertly woven
together by August. "Emergence",
the first track, opens with the
sounds of thunder and and
birdcalls, an exotic introduction
to August's entrancing flute
work. Distant Spirits provides an
excellent accompaniment for
meditation or yoga, and it is
transporting music for simple
relaxation and quiet listening.
Fans of the Southwest sound
should get a kick out of this
gorgeous album."
-New Age Retailer
Magazine.
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"Distant
Spirits is truly a mainstream
recording that integrates the use
of the contemporary Native
American styled flute with other
world instruments into a tapestry
of a very enjoyable musical
journey for the listener."...the
mood of the recording is one of a
journey of relaxation, and
meditation while at the same time
stimulating one's inner soul...
There is a wide variety of
melodies, tempos, rhythms,
dynamics, and textures designed
to evoke emotions out of the
listener…"
-Voice of the Wind:
-Journal of The International
Native American Flute
Association
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"Fans
of earthy Native American flute
music ala R. Carlos Nakai or
Douglas Spotted Eagle have a new
name to add to that list of
performers &endash; Scott August.
This trek through the canyon of
the American southwest marks the
debut of the stellar
multi-instrumentalist.
…August's tranquil…
melodies providing a breathtaking
glimpse of the ancient Southwest
spiritlands."
-Music Design, In
Review
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"Close
your eyes and allow yourself to
drift to the land of Distant
Spirits. Listen to the gentle,
soft sounds of the wind, the
streams, the night call of the
coyotes. The blending of guitar,
flute and drum are relaxing and
soothing. If you enjoy Native
American meditations or simply
enjoy the warm sound of their
music, this will be a nice
addition to your musical medicine
bag."
-Awakenings Magazine
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"…August
beautifully creates an
evocative…haunting…terrific
album."
-Concepts Magazine
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Listener
Reviews
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"Scott
August's Distant Spirits captured
my heart the very first moment I
heard this music. Distant Spirits
transports me to another time and
place. I love to start my day
listening to 'Distant
Spirits'."
-Kathy Luther, Minneapolis
MN
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"August
has a special gift to capture the
essence of the southwest. Dare to
close your eyes and be whisked
away by a myriad of sounds that
take you through canyons and
valleys that dazzle the
imagination while the soul is
transported to it's Creator. This
collection of music has become
one of my favorites and I look
forward to future projects by
this talented artist."
-Tish, Phoenix, AZ
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"Distant
Spirits is one of the freshest
and best sounding Native Heart
recordings that I've heard. The
sound quality and compositions
are excellent. …this is an
exceptional recording."
-Darrell Koerner, Lafayette, CO
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"I
discovered this gem on a recent
trip to the Grand Canyon. It is a
wonderfully delicate and
fulfilling musical tribute to one
of the seven wonders of the
world. Interestingly enough, I
was in a gift shop on the South
Rim of the Grand Canyon near
Mather Point when I heard this. I
and the other eight people in the
shop moved to the picture windows
and simply absorbed the beauty of
the Canyon while listening to the
music from "Distant Spirits." We
were all silent as we took in the
flute and the natural sounds
added to this CD.
What
you won't find is Native American
flute music overlaid on bad jazz
rifts. However, you will discover
an amazing CD that is excellent
for viewing the Canyon, driving
over long distances, meandering
around the Desert Southwest, or
simply for meditation and
relaxation. Even sitting outside
on a warm day would be perfect
for this CD.
Scott
August is a gifted artist and
deserves all the praise he has
received in this forum. The music
is moving. The music is
evocative. The music is
authentic.
Take
my advice: grab a CD player, a
set of comfortable headphones,
extra batteries, and this CD.
Drive to the Grand Canyon and go
to any observation point. Sit
down with a view of the Canyon
(even better if at sunset or
sunrise) and listen and watch.
You will be amazed."
-Patrick Kucera
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"Distant
Spirits" is an excellent CD and
August's playing is excellent
throughout."
-Robert Doyle, President Canyon
Records, Phoenix, AZ
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"August
takes his collection of Native
flutes and deploys them over
digital atmospheres of the desert
southwest with recordings from
Canyon de Chelly and environments
of the imagination."
-John Diliberto, "Echoes"
Syndicated Radio
Program
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"Fans
of R. Carlos Nakai and Steve
Roach will surely appreciate this
journey of cedar flute, guitar
and percussion with electronic
textures. Scott August
beautifully melds the sounds of
the Desert Southwest..."
-Pat Murphy, "Air Music": KXLU
Los Angeles
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"When
people enter our store, and
"Distant Spirits" is playing,
they instantly ask who is the
artist and do we have the CD for
sale."
-Dan DeClark & Robert Wainio,
Legends of Time, Oswosso,
MI
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"This
is very tranquil and meditative
music, and if you allow it to, it
can transport you to somewhere
safe and beautiful."
-David R. Callison, Albuquerque,
NM
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"…probably
the most beautiful
[music] that I have ever
heard. It truly takes me to a
place I have never been with its
spiritual and natural
beauty."
-Barbara, CT
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"Distant
Spirits has become one of my
favorites to reach for when in
the space for some relaxing
music. One problem though, Jeff
[Calavan, flute maker]
has confiscated it and taken it
to his work shop. It has become
one of his favorite work shop
CD'S."
-JoAnn Calavan, The Oregon Flute
Store
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I
like [Distant Spirits].
Nice combinations of flute,
percussion and eclectic
instruments.
-Odell Borg, High Spirits Flutes,
AZ
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"It's
a pleasure to work with fine
music like August's."
-Steve Davis, Associate Producer,
"Hearts Of Space"
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