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Dust Devils

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This is quite possibly the -=BEST=- cd I've seen in a long whiles. It's not quite like his older stuff, but being a major techno fan it's right up my alley. I'd reccomend this cd to anyone who's into the techno-esque styles of music...

If you have ever tried to play a didg, you would really appreciate the endeavour of this release. The music is formatted, techno. Heavy on the samples and over-sampling on the fly. It's GREAT. The skill level of the good Doctor on the didg is what I would consider outstanding, but he's not the master that David Hudson is. However, his employment and messaging the waveform is a breakthrough for the instrument, additionally he has spent time perfecting the didg by adding valves to change keys, alongwith the amplification and effects. So he's taken the didg to a new technological level, and it works wonderfully!

Cut 6 and 7 are favorites. Heavy subwoofer and excellent genre' bass throughout the release. Some say it's his best release to date. They're all special, but this one REALLY stands out. I was very pleased and inspired by this effort. Thanks Doc!

Its simple. This album has some great songs. Which is more than I can say for any of his other albums. I'm impressed by the improvement. Great vocals, and very funky music. Dreaming is particulary wonderful. All of you dirty, whiny hippies need to cut your hair and get on board. This is great stuff!

Ok, When Graham Wiggins was with the popular group "Outback" they had two enormously successful and in my opinion some of the VERY BEST blend of traditional, upbeat, and skillfully put together music I have ever heard. Friends that listened for the very first time to Graham Wiggins and Outback are absolutely enthralled, and are hooked. You can't get enough of it. Like drinking an ice cold Coca Cola on a hot summer day.

...But then that's the problem here. Like New Coke (which was blasted for tinkering with a soft drink recipe/formula that had been popular for over 100 years)----Graham's successful formula really is gone. Graham, Graham, Graham----you're trying now to appeal to the Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, 7-UP drinkers of this world. Didgeridoo meets Techno-Hip/Hop / Fusion.

Graham, striking out on his own after Outback has created some skillfully Didgeridoo and other instrument music. (See my write-up for the CD - "Out of the Woods"). HOWEVER....Dust Devils really left a lot to be desired (at least for me). Sorry Graham. Blame the year 1966, when the first Moog Synthesizer was commercially marketed. But taking Didgeridoo and other instruments and reworking the rhythyms and sounds for the "Techno Pundits" of this world, you might just have successfully alienated some of your most ardent fans. While interesting as possibly experimental music, does it have life as a mainstream entity? Only time and your accountant will know for sure.

While I can appreciate the work, love, artistic skill, and soul that goes into the making of music, one must ask if what they are creating is for themselves, their agent, the music company, their music publisher, -------or for their fans. Dust Devils, while it might be sophisticated and cutting edge for some---felt soulless to me.

I got hold of this CD on the back of Amazon customers who'd bought CDs of Baka Beyond. It's very different to what I expected. I'm not saying that it's terrible by any means but it's a little too upbeat for my tastes - certainly not recommended for 'chillout'.

Being Australian I hear the didgeridoo being used for many different purposes. This CD shows very creative use of what is otherwise a boring instrument - funny that it was produced in Britain... You'll like this album a lot if you are into the blend of 'techno' (I use that term loosely) and electric guitar with indigenous music.

There's a common theme through the first half of the album: by far my favourite track is the fourth one "Dreaming", which includes vocals with Japanese influence. Maybe they could use it to promote Australian tourism there? If you like this type of vocal usage but don't like the background noise you might even want to try an artist like Dadawa: their album "Voices of the Sky" is quite good.

First off, let's say I'm disappointed. I own previous works of Graham Wiggins, the didjeridoo guy on this album. I've got Outback:Baka, Outback:Dance the Devil Away, Dr. Didg:Out of the Woods, Dr. Didg: Serotonality. This album is a significant departure from his past works. It's electronica dominated and not all that sophisticated. To be blunt, it's not an album that I care to play.