Paul Horn & R. Carlos Nakai - Inside Monument Valley
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Artist: Paul Horn & R. Carlos NakaiEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1999-02-16
Music Label: Canyon Records
Soundtracks:
- Eye Of The Wind
- Spider Web
- Three Sisters
- Full Moon
- North Window
- Holy Ones
- Big Hogan
- Rain God
- East Mitten
- West Mitten
- The Hub
- Alhambra
- Dinetah
- God's Eye
- Totem Pole
- Shinarav
- Cly
- Algathla
- Monument Pass
- Mystery Valley
Music reviews of Inside Monument Valley
Music Review: Makes even knuckle-draggers like me appear to have taste.
Rating: 5 Stars
OK, I get the whole "native flute"thing to stimulate/simulate our general feeling of multicultural- I really do. But this particular CD blows me away on a level WAY beyond any thing having to do with the multicultural myth. Although I did not expect this CD to convert me to being more sensitive to the any stereotypical native wanna-be feelings that are so prevalent to some today, I did expect this CD to be beautiful, emotional, serene. It was all that and WAY more.
First, the feeling of total seclusion I get simply from listening to it- Whether at home or driving somewhere with my lovely and talented wife. The canyon wrens and ravens recorded live in the background remind me of some of my favorite camping trips out west. Hearing these sounds take you a million miles and a million years away.
Second, the mixture of the ancient and modern-dare I say it- postmodern tunes and tones that may or may not be tens of thousands of years old (how would I know, I'm an illiterate Caucasion?) blend perfectly with saxophone improv call-and-responses that are the perfect ambiance for a quiet pinon fire out on the back deck at sunset while sipping an anejo and enjoying the fragrant smoke of a very fine Rocky Patel.
I admit, I'm not the most aesthetically astute peon in the world, but listening to this sure makes other people think I am.
Description of Inside Monument Valley
With the towering spires and sky framing canyons of Monument Valley as their stage, flutist Paul Horn and R. Carlos Nakai create a music that is at once intimate and majestic. Wind, thunder, bird song, the keening of falcons and even the raucous cries of curious ravens provide counterpoint to the lyrical grace of Horn's transverse flutes and the haunting tone of Nakai's traditional Native American flute.The sublimity of Inside Monument Valley isn't in the lovely flute music created by jazz musician Paul Horn and Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai, or in the informative, clear liner notes and crisp photos, but rather in the exquisite interplay between Arizona's Monument Valley (the birds, insects, rain, thunder, and echoing canyon walls) and the highly inspired, all-improv music created by two immensely talented artists. The 1998 release Mythic Dreamer was special for the lyrical, spiritual music Nakai created on his first solo flute album after several years, and Inside Monument Valley picks up where Nakai's inspiration left off, like the inhalation of one breath after the exhalation of the last. Horn adds an interesting texture playing European-style transverse flutes and soprano sax. He complements Nakai's Native American flutes perfectly too, never overwhelming the listener with busy or distracting notes. The two musicians wandered into Monument Valley ready to record whatever their muses gave them, and the field-recording aspect of this CD worked wonderfully--probably because in some instinctual way the two artists knew it would. The power of bubbling thunder makes itself heard on "Rain God"; a fly makes a sizzling cameo past the mic on "Alhambra"; even Horn's doggy has something (quite comical) to say. But the recurring playful duels between the ravens' assertive calls and Nakai's flute are the best highlights--and well typify the beautiful essence of this album: living beings speaking to one another through song. --Karen Karleski
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