In my journeys in hyperspace looking for new sounds, I stumbled across this group. Curious to hear how on earth they could combine these two so different types of music I had to take a "listen". At first I really didn't connect...until I came to one of the last tracks. Whirl-Y-Reel 2 absolutely blew me away! The intensity of the music with bagpipes and drums in the back ground, for almost 5 minutes, caught me up in it and engulfed me in the sound. As the music beat its way onward it picked me up and carried me along, much like a roller coaster would with its incredibly intense moments, with the valleys letting you catch your breath before you swiftly got carried to another pinnacle just when you thought it was over. All the time the drums furiously beating in the back ground with wonderfully different sounds thrown in along the way. (I had visions of the drummers pounding away and I am sure they must have been exhausted at the end with their arms and hands tingling from the pounding of the drums. I don't kow how they kept up that furious beat for so long.) When it ended I wanted still more. :-) :-) The whole album has a "earthy" primal feel to it. Some of the sounds were middle eastern in nature, but then Africa is a large continent with many types of cultures in it. I love Celtic music but this carried it many steps beyond its borders. A wonderful vibrant combination of sounds that make you feel alive and connected to your most basic roots. The combination of the two sounds makes it so unique. Each sound alone would be uninspiring to some extent alone, but together come wildly alive. I really can't compare it to anything else I have ever heard before and over the years I have listened to much.Its a area that has not been touched much before this and makes you wonder what else is possible. :-) You must listen to it as it opens the door to so many more new avenues of music listening and experiences.Its refreshing to be thinking "outside the box" and you will want to add this CD to your collection to play over and over again.Read full review
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