Nicholas Gunn, Beyond Grand Canyon - 49m 23s

Tracks & Durations

1. Beyond Grand Canyon	3:28
2. Elves' Chasm	4:52
3. Count Your Blessings	5:03
4. Jurassic Point	4:11
5. The Boneyard	4:23
6. Face To Face	5:08
7. Gabriel's Horn	3:33
8. Step Into The Light	1:02
9. Liquid Light	4:00
10. Bridal Falls	3:28
11. Sentinel Of Eden	4:08
12. Earth Bones	0:56
13. Sunkissed	5:01

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Review

The desert Southwest has been the source of more musical inspiration than just about anywhere else in the U.S., and Nicholas Gunn has been trekking through its surreal landscapes since his 1993 debut. He is one of the few flautists to evoke the Southwest without resorting to Native American flute. Instead, he relies mostly on a silver concert flute for most of his lush, often tribally rhythmic evocations. Beyond Grand Canyon is of a piece with all the albums he's released over the last decade or so, many of which have "Grand Canyon" somewhere in their titles. Favoring romantic harmonies and arrangements that border on Yanni 's terrain, Beyond Grand Canyon is on the lighter side of Gunn's oeuvre: often tending toward the sentimental, when a darker, more evocative touch might serve him better. Gunn plays flutes, stacks his voice in earthy, vaguely Native American-meets-Gothic choirs, and plays keyboards and percussion throughout the disc, accompanied sparingly by violinists (including Karen Briggs) and guitarists (including Johannes Linstead). Despite the Southwestern scenario, there's a surprising Celtic flavor to many of these tracks, including the title piece and "The Boneyard." And when it's not Celtic, Gunn brings a Latin and flamenco feel. On the companion DVD, the album tracks accompany a slickly produced slide show of Michael Fatali's color-saturated, painterly photographs, a vibrant, hyper-real Yang to Ansel Adams's stark and austere Yin. --John DilibertoBEYOND GRAND CANYON is a journey through music and images, which transcends the awakened awareness by infusing the Southwest's phenomenal beauty with other worldly energies of light and sound. Nicholas Gunn and Michael Fatali have collaborated their creative passions to share with you this unique Audio-Visual experience, which inspires and informs. The soothing power of the musical compositions resonate a spiritual movement and vibration, through an ancient symphony of creation and a twenty-five year odyssey of stunning imagery. It enlightens and lifts the human spirit up to the eternal connection we all share with the natural world. This CD/DVD is one of the most innovative art forms created, making it a great addition to any home theater - a "must have" for all who appreciate music and art! CD run time: 49:21 DVD run time: 57:20 Wide Screen Format - 48K/24Bit Audio Special menu selections include interviews with Nicholas Gunn and Michael Fatali.

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