Lost Canyons [Single]

Scott August | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Cedar Mesa Music
• ASIN: B000WETIH0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,748 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

August has always been a cut or two above most native flute players...he's taken it a step further on Lost Canyons. He layers guitars, keyboards and all kinds of percussion into his compositions, moving from world fusion to airy ambiences. August sets [the Native flute] in a vibrant global landscape...and lets it drift into ambient space. Lost Canyons is a place you won't mind losing your map. --John Diliberto, Echoes Radio

I named this to my best of 2007 list, but it's even better than that. I'd place it in my top ten for Native-influenced fusion music, period. ...the rare perfect recording. --Bill Binkelman, New Age Reporter

Another masterpiece for this genre of music, Scott delivers one of the most soothing and inspiring CD's I've heard in quite sometime. A beautiful piece of work. Five Stars --Cashbox Magzine

Product Description

Return to a time of ritual and enchantment with the ancient, haunting sounds of the Anasazi flute. Lost for over a thousand years, this newly rediscovered instrument once again echoes through the sacred canyons of the Southwest. Discover long forgotten cliff dwellings. Explore sacred ceremonial chambers. Dream under desert skies and starry nights. Let Scott August's distinctive blend of evocative Anasazi and Native American flutes, drums, guitars, piano and exotic instruments from around the globe guide you on your journey through the land of Lost Canyon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep Shimmering Clarity, October 8, 2007

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Darrell Koerner (Boulder, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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Wow! Just when you think Scott August can't make a better recording, he releases "Lost Canyons" - his best work to date. Deeply sublime, deep ambient, atmospheric world music of the highest order. Grounded by Scott's exquisite performances on the Anasazi flute, this CD is outstanding! Scott August is a compositional genius. "Lost Canyons" belongs in any world and native american music lover's collection, and has to be one of the best world music recordings of the year.... Buy the CD, take the journey and discover the amazing artistry of Scott August.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime, peaceful, excitement, December 22, 2007

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M. Jackson (Alta Loma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Canyons (Audio CD)

The really special thing about this recording is that the sounds work.... The entire CD is woven together with enriched textures and blended tonal qualities from around the world. The featured instrument is the Anasazi Flute. The haunting echoes of this ancient instrument evokes mental images of towering mesas and the red rocks of the Southwest. Let the CD transport you to a time of expansive vistas and monumental rock towers. You will not be disappointed, you will just want more!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWARD-WINNER SCOTT AUGUST CAPTURES SPIRIT OF AMERICAN SOUTHWEST ON ALBUM, March 13, 2008

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Cali - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lost Canyons (Audio CD)

In recent years, Scott August has become one of the more successful musicians playing Native American wooden flutes. LOST CANYONS is his fourth album. In this genre, the ultimate recognition is a Native American Music Award (the NAMMYS). One of his previous CDs, SACRED DREAMS, won a NAMMY, and his other two recordings, DISTANT SPIRITS and NEW FIRE, were both nominated. In addition, NEW FIRE won an Indian Summer Music Award which is prestigious within this music community because it is voted on by the Native musicians themselves. August has become such a master of this type of flute playing that he was asked to headline the Zion Native American Flute Festival in 2006 and 2007, and the Central Coast Flute Festival in 2007. August also has released a DVD, ANCIENT LIGHT, of his images of the Southwest with his music as the soundtrack.

LOST CANYONS captures the scenic beauty and enchanting feelings of spending a full day from morning to evening in the American Southwest desert wilderness, something Scott likes to do whenever he gets the chance. He visits ancient Indian ruins, admires the old paintings on the rock walls, enjoys the spectacular scenery, watches the birds soar and the weather change, and plays his flutes so they echo off the canyon walls. This is the feeling you get when you listen to his latest recording.

All but one tune features Native American flutes, subtly backed with many different sounds ranging from piano and guitar to kalimba, udu, oud and other world music instruments. It is an enchanting, serene mix that will put you in a spiritual frame of mind.