Points Of Origin

Anthony Wakeman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Canyon Records
• ASIN: B000Y603VG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,558 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Inspired by the vast arid landscapes of the Sonoran Desert, Points of Origin takes a unique approach to Native American music. The Album merges the talents of Anthony Wakeman and Mr. Soon (a.k.a. Joe Jakob), who have created a deep, spacious work that manages to be both Native American influence and blissfully otherworldly at the same time. Wakeman takes a subtle, introspective approach to his flute playing, which makes it a perfect fit for the slow, dreamy nature of Soon's atmospheres. The synthesizer textures that comprise the background have a fluid, almost oscillating sound that calls to mind a brisk wind-perfect imagery for the Southwestern theming of the album. Throw in some rhythm on a few tracks and you have a very entrancing album that wears its organic roots on its sleeve, while using creaive synth work to create a sense of levity. --By Dan Cowan - Music Design / InReview Jan./Feb. 2008

Wakeman's (Gunlake Band of Potawatomi / Oglala Lakota) first Canyon release, Butterfly Dreams, was a finalist for the New Age Retailer's Narcissus Award in 2005. Mr. Soon (a.k.a. Joe Jacob) creates ambient soundscapes inspired by his love of the wide-open spaces of the Sonoran Desert. This collaboration is full of dreamy, contemplative pieces with sounds that evoke both inner and outer space. Soon's measured keyboard work provides huge ringing blocks of sound drenched with overtones to complement Wakeman's long, shimmering cedar flute melodies. There's more than an hour of quiet, soulful music here, making it perfect for yoga, meditation and relaxation. --By J. Poet - Native Peoples / Sept.-Oct. 2008

Product Description

The haunting tones of native american cedar flute meld with mesmerizing sample-based textures, minimalist guitars and drifting atmospheres to evoke ambient landscapes of breathtaking grandeur. On a sonic journey both exotic and familiar, two diverse artists chart the points of origins within themselves and within us all.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars great music, great seller, December 8, 2009

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This review is from: Points Of Origin (Audio CD)

This beautiful music by artist Anthony Wakeman I learned of on NPR's Echos radio program that features new age/world music of all kinds...this night they were doing a Native American Indian theme and this is the first of several cd's i bought...it was listed as used but in good shape...and indeed it is....better than described...and seller was very efficient!

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend, July 1, 2009

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Polly Beasley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Points Of Origin (Audio CD)

Simply mesmerizing.

I purchased several CDs, this being one of them. I haven't had the least inclination to listen to the other CDs as of yet. Track seven - Not Meant for Battle - is one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.