8 String Religion

David Darling | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wind Over The Earth
• ASIN: B00005JAE8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,049 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ram Dass

...David Darling has concocted an elixir of skill, wisdom, love, and beauty that is truly nourishment for the soul.

The music is simple but never simplistic, and Darling's head is on his shoulders, even if it's soaring through the clouds.

Product Description

8 String Religion is a timeless masterpiece by composer/cellist David Darling. The album combines David’s cello, piano and vocal improvisations with sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan’s nature recordings. It features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity and music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD is one of best, and least known, of the 20th Century, December 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 8 String Religion (Audio CD)

This CD is probably my all time favorite. It amazes me that it is not more popular than it is. This is a deeply reflective, meditative and sensitive work, that speaks to me as well about the ironies and subtleties of modern life. Good for sensitive poets, nature lovers, lover lovers, dancers. David Darling's exquisite ability to LISTEN makes this hold up after hundreds of listens. I have had the tape a long time; after I write this message I'm buying the CD so I can pipe this in to my office.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Massaging the Soul, November 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 8 String Religion (Audio CD)

I can't recommend this CD enough. There is something mysteriously healing about this work. There seems no separation between the man and his instrument as they envelope the listener in this intimate collaboration. They both resonate as one - the inner chords of a language that is absorbed through one's skin and pore and finally experienced at one's very core. At once universal and deeply personal this is a classic, a high water mark for this remarkable artist.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cello Music To Heal The Soul..., June 27, 2001

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Robert F. Blumschein "Classical Bliss Member" (Norwalk, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 8 String Religion (Audio CD)

This cd should be selling off the shelves at a rapid pace. This is actually a reissue that was previously on HEARTS OF SPACE label. Music that will touch your soul and change your way of listening immediately. The key tracks are: #2, #3, #4, #9. Be sure to spread the word... David Darling is an amazing artist and hope that more of his work becomes famous...