Spiritlands

Forest/Musical Startstreams
"The best Native American music to come across my desk ... it is the most original!" -Forest/Musical Startstreams nationally syndicated radio program. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Description
Spiritlands is the much-awaited follow-up to John Huling's successful "Desert Plateaus" recording. Both beautiful and inspirational, these "Musical Visions" as Huling calls them, are based upon ancient Native American stories and legends from the southwestern United States. A real bonus is Huling's self authored liner notes. With each unique song progressively calming the spirit, you will be drawn into a restful world of peace and tranquility. Features a variety of Native American flutes, ceremonial Indian drums, ancient pan flutes and a host of other instruments. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Spiritlands

Spiritlands,John Huling,Red Feather,Ethnic Fusion,Int'l & World Music,Native American,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: A Musical Vision of the Southwest I LOVE the drumbeats and flute. sometimes relaxing; sometimes uplifting Relaxing, inspiring, timeless Inspirational and uplifting

Spiritlands John Huling Manufacturer: Red Feather ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance Native American | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music North America | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ancient Canyons Mesa Sunrise: Best of John Huling Ancient Voices Spirit of the Canyon The Grand Circle ASIN: B00003ETCW Release Date: 1994-03-01

Tracks:

1. Breath Of The Mountain
2. Gathering Spirits
3. Lost Canyons
4. Final Journey
5. Ghost Dancers
6. Into The Memory
7. Spiritlands
8. Ascension

Album Description

Spiritlands is the much-awaited follow-up to John Huling's successful "Desert Plateaus" recording. Both beautiful and inspirational, these "Musical Visions" as Huling calls them, are based upon ancient Native American stories and legends from the southwestern United States. A real bonus is Huling's self authored liner notes. With each unique song progressively calming the spirit, you will be drawn into a restful world of peace and tranquility. Features a variety of Native American flutes, ceremonial Indian drums, ancient pan flutes and a host of other instruments.

Customer Reviews:

A Musical Vision of the Southwest.......2006-02-22

John Huling's "Spiritlands" is a New Age exploration of the Colorado Plateau, employing his own unique take on Native (First) American music. Using Native American flutes, drums, and pan flutes, Huling crafts simple melodies and rhythms, creating a soothing, uplifting aural picture of the desert, canyon, and mountain landscapes of the American Southwest. Like many of his contemporaries, he also effectively employs "found sound"-rain, thunder, the squawk of ravens, and the howl of coyotes-as counterpoint/accompaniment to his music. "Spiritlands" may not appeal to purists, who might prefer First American artists like R. Carlos Nakai (who I also happen to appreciate), but Huling does create soundscapes evocative of this remarkable part of the world. For that, it's definitely worth a listen.

I LOVE the drumbeats and flute........2005-12-29

All of the music on this CD is great! I can listen to this while I'm working on the computer to help keep me relaxed, or during meditation. The gentle nature sounds mixed in with the soft drum beats and heart-felt flute playing...I just can't say enough. It's fabulous and has a definite Native American feel and sound.

The first track, "Breath of the Mountain" starts out slow, and then when the drum beats kick in combined with the flute, it makes me want to go outside amongst the trees with my arms up in the air and dance around. This track is one of my favorites.

I've always loved the way the rainstick sounds, and track 2, "Gathering Spirits" combines that with the flute, some silent pauses, then, the drumming starts, sounds of a bird, and a keyboard, I think. This song is uplifting.

Track 3, "Lost Canyons" is light and mellow all the way through. This is a great song for meditation. If you have six and half minutes for a short meditation, put this song on, and let it take you away.

Who doesn't love the sound of a thunderstorm? Track 4, "Final Journey" combines the soft pattering of rain with thunder, soft drums and light flute. Like track 3, it is mellow all the way through, is also about six and a half minutes, and is great for meditating or relaxation.

Track 5, "Ghost Dancers" starts out with upbeat drumming and rattles. It brings to mind people dancing around a fire, in trance, lost in the moment, letting their body be one with the beats of the drums. Like all of the tracks, there is also beautiful flute combined with the other instruments.

"Into the Memory," track 6, is very mellow and light. Great for relaxing.

Track 7, "Spiritlands" starts out with birds chirping, bringing to mind the dawn of a new day, waking up to fresh morning dew. I imagine waking up, stretching, and hearing these sounds as my body wakes. It also brings to mind the feeling of coming out of trance, bringing your spirit back into your body.

Lastly, track 8, "Ascension" starts out with sounds of a storm. The flute and keyboard combine to form a feeling of hope. The storm is breaking, the gray turning to brightness as the sun comes out of hiding. It ends with light pattering and sounds of nightfall, signaling the end of the day, and the CD.

sometimes relaxing; sometimes uplifting.......2005-02-02

This is a fine album. The selections vary in their effects on my psyche. Some are quiet and relaxing--good for meditation. Others are uplifting and help your spirit soar. My favorite "cut" is #2, "Gathering Spirits" which is one of the "uplifting" ones IMHO. This is my first Huling CD. If you like the quieter selections, you might also like Wind Riders by various 1st American artists--with lots of flute. I'm a big flute fan--have lots of Rampal (saw him twice in person) and Telemann CDs.

Relaxing, inspiring, timeless.......2005-01-20

My father purchased this album, one for me and one for himself, several years ago back when I was in high school. Aside from my ever-growing Enya collection, I, at the time, couldn't understand why he had bought this, as I didn't listen to much new age music and wasn't very interested in Native American music (how many freshman high school students really are?). Nonetheless, I gave this CD a chance and found that it grew on me rather quickly. I still have no idea where he heard of John Huling, but I am to this day increasingly grateful for this purchase. Though I have combed through my CD collection several times throughout the years and sold many of my older albums, this one will forever remain on my shelves. To this day I pull out this CD when in dire need of some rest and relaxation.

The soundscapes encountered herein are no less than gorgeous, relaxing, and inspiring. Huling seamlessly and beautifully intertwines ceremonial drums and pan flutes with sounds inspired and derived from nature, such as the howling of wolves, the tinkling of rain and the clapping of thunder. The melodies and beats are at once uplifting and soothing. Each song is a short trip through different aspects of tranquility, as is the album as a whole, conjuring visions of nature in all it's unbridled beauty. Though each ensemble is deserving of recognition, my favorites would have to be Lost Canyons, with it's infectiously haunting melody, and Final Journey, with the hypnotic drum beats and soft pattering of rain in the background. My only complaint is that this album is far too short!

Inspirational and uplifting.......2003-10-31

I first heard John Huling's Spiritlands while visiting Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania a few years ago. Instantly my mind was transported to a land beyond the confines of modern society. I am an artist and whenever I need to be reinspired while painting I put on Spiritlands and become re-energyzed. Since buying this CD I have become the proud owner of all of John's wonderous compositions.

Average customer rating: Wonderful mood magic Return to Spiritlands Moving and Uplifting It touched my soul.

Return to Spiritlands John Huling Manufacturer: Red Feather ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance Native American | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music North America | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ancient Canyons Spiritlands ASIN: B00003G1J2 Release Date: 1998-08-01

Amazon.com

Moving to the Four Corners area has obviously opened a font of inspiration for John Huling, who adds to his cornucopia of self-produced albums (now numbering five) in his Musical Visions of the Southwest series with Return to Spiritlands. Here the journey continues, back to the heart of music's origins as an attempt to capture, mirror, and give pattern to the awesome beauty of sounds from the natural world. As in Spiritlands--and in the other albums of the series--Return features absorbing and atmospheric collages of ceremonial Native American drums, flutes (with especially beautiful, warm vibrato in the solo "Canyon"), ambient vocals, and natural "found" music, such as falling rain and bird calls. The 10 songs here follow a compelling progression, but they are also highly effective separately in setting a mood or calling up one's own personal landscape. The blend of nature sounds with the ceremonial drums conjures a vital sense of connectedness--particularly in the title track--that is truly centering. --Tom May

Album Description

Native American Flutes, Indian Drums, and a host of other instruments round out these beautifully inspired "musical stories". This is John Huling's fifth album from his hugely successful "Musical Visions of the Southwest" series.

These "musical stories" reflect the beauty and grandeur of the southwest like no other music you have ever heard. Whispering winds, gentle rains, distant thunder, babbling brooks, birds. Coyotes and other animals murmur in the distance as you journey back again and again in..."Return to Spiritlands".

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2002-03-22

Wonderful! I suggest this beautiful CD to anyone that just wants to kick back relax and enjoy great music. John Huling's Return to Spiritlands, almost makes you feel like you are there under the stars and part of the experience.

mood magic.......2001-04-15

Wonderful to listen to giving or receiving a massage. Very calming, a treat for the senses. Very nice.

Return to Spiritlands.......2000-05-14

This follow-up to Spiritlands is John Huling's best work yet! I used the soundtrack #3 song for my wedding and it is beautiful. The entire album far exceeds the first. Return to Spiritlands is a magical & mystical musical journey that can transcend your soul like you are flying high and soaring as far as you can go. The listener gains a sense of being in another time and place and the end result is a total relaxed feeling. Release more John please!

Moving and Uplifting.......2000-04-28

To think of all the great musicial artists and have only a handful that can be truly considered a cut above the rest, John Huling is one! I thought Spiritlands was a masterpiece. John had topped my expectations with Return to Spiritlands. What a wonderful, full hearted, breathtaking CD. The music flows like a spring in the forest. It radiates such energy and emotions. Do let this one pass you by!

It touched my soul........1999-10-13

This is the first of John Huling's music I have heard, but I can guarantee it will not be the last. His blend of Native American flute, drum and nature sounds is unique. I have listened to Native American music for years, and consider this music to be in a class by itself. The music has the ability to transport you outside of yourself, and to allow you to become one with the music. This is an extraordinary talent for any musician to be able to accomplish.

Average customer rating:

Soothing Sounds: Desert Winds & Spiritlands Various Artists Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006L872 Release Date: 2002-10-01

Average customer rating:

"Spiritlands" John Huling ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000G230

Average customer rating:

Spiritlands Soothing Sounds Various Artists Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008J2FQ Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

1. Blue Mist
2. Prairie Daughter
3. Song of Red Fox
4. Buffalo Dance
5. Gathering Clouds
6. Coyote Warrior
7. Song of the Wild Cat
8. Rain Chant
9. Raging Storm
10. Song to the Earth Maker
11. Kisaka (Rejoice)
12. Cheyenne Chief

Average customer rating:

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