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Ten tracks traverse a darkened desert landscape filled with natural wonders as well as unimaginable revelations of the mystical. Any expected new-age sensibilities are definitely overshadowed by awe-inspiring nocturnal powers, making the trip more enjoyable for non-fans and more shocking for anyone expecting idyllic interludes. From whatever camp you come, this mind-trek is recommened...
Rippling thunder and electrical disharges violently lash The Little Smoke which rises as a signal to this strange new place; whispery breezes and cawing crows soar through the intriguingly stark scenery. Murky swells and shimmering metallic hums ring from Flyers: The Landing of Inorganic Life, while
Portal floats on everflowing choral currents of imposing power.
Blustering winds briefly stream Between Parallel Lines of almost-industrial droning. Steadily chittering primitive percussion marks the beginning of a Journey to the Underworld, the pace quickening into a whirlingly hypnotic state; shells, bells and cavernous thrumming further adorn this pathway's descent into a reverberating chaos of smoke, brass and feedback.
Buzzing insect life adds a tangible sense of place to the echoing expanse of
Sendero, where one can still feel heat even as echoing twilight blankets the land. The Eagles Emanations are heard as a nearly-mechanical blur which rises, falls and spirals.
The wind, thunder, bugs, birds and voices of Humito Final (1:45) are silenced by crackling lightning. Cicharisca: Finding The Path With Heart (9:19) finally seems to steer toward the light, taking a more "world"-ly approach by way of Don Augustine Rivas' shamanic chanting underscored by a flowing synth haze. Mangled spoken word is buried under a shiftingly panoramic, often noisy, flow of electronics and muffled drumming
More info can be found at the Spotted Peccary website and at www.michaelstearns.com
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