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Pulse - A Stomp Odyssey: Soundtrack from the Imax Film

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...and probably my favorite. A great collection of global sounds, that in the first track and by the end are all coming together in remixes and such. First of all the traditional music is amazing. About 10 or so tracks is just that, beautiful music, mostly from Africa.
Also interesting is a Karsh Kale track (karshkale.com). Kale is an Indian/American who combines traditional Indian with Western electronica.
Another one of my favorite tracks is called Flamenco, which is just that.
At the end of the album are remixes (think of African music with drum kits and keyboards). These tracks, especially the last one, which throws together elements from almost all of the different tracks, complete the album.
And of course the two STOMP tracks are cool too, but honestly I prefer the world percussion music on this CD over them.

When is the movie coming out on DVD? I never saw it, but discovered the soundtrack while listening to the radio.

Stomp is a cultural sensation and it is quite a shame that more people don't know about them. Intially it was born out of percussionists not having the money for large expensive drum sets, so they set out and made their own percussion isntruments out of anything they could find: trach cans, brooms, lighters, sinks, basketballs, and even their bodies. They have revolutionized the drum world. Here again, they present audiences with something to take their breathe away and amaze them. But don't be fooled, Stomp did produce this soundtrack but only about one or two tracks are actually Stomp. Instead, Stomp set out to look at the world and see how they percieve percussion. How does Japan look at drumming? How does Spain? These questions are answered with full vivacity and color through Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey. The tracks are performed by traditional groups from all around the world. If you get a chance to see the IMAX film, do it. Some things work on IMAX, some don't this film deffinately does. Just listening to this music will make anyone's body start to move with the beats. It just goes to show that the world is connected in many ways we may not even see.

This is an amazing collection (and the soundtrack to) called STOMP that showcases the beat-heavy offerings of the entire world through songs and pieces that rely heavily on strong dance beats and drums. Each of these pieces will shake your skull and have your heart pounding to the beat - from African drums to Asian cymbals-to the vocalized beats of Kalahari bushmen. The energy is maintained throughout the entire CD and it will energize you to no end - working out to music such as this may prove a tad bit to exhausting.

My students like Stomp so much that we created our schools version. So when I saw this in a catalog and went to the web site, I knew it was a must. The site has lesson plans based on the DVD. It covers different cultures, styles of music and history. All which are in the the state standards.

We could hardly wait for our Stomp CD to arrive via the post after we saw the IMAX movie "Pulse- A Stomp Odyssey:".
My husband has serious cardiac problems and takes many medicines to treat his condition. He even took special Yoga classes in meditation and breathing exercises to alter his pulse rate.The Yoga-breathing exercise was most helpful
My huband was so impressed he taught me some of the exercises to help me relax and fall asleep more easily at night. It worked for me too.
We went to see Pulse A Stomp Odyssey while visiting Victoria at the Geographic IMAX theater. The nearby Queen Victoria hotel always gives free IMAX tickets in their guest packages and .Result;they have us hooked on IMAX . Can you imagine our utter surprise when we attended Pulse quite by chance and loved it . My husband actually fell a sleep even though the sound was loud & I caught myself nodding off three times .We discussed it after the movie and then realized much of the music was originally intended to be therapeutic,in various cultures around the world , after reading about the performers that are on the CD..
It actually works as it alters your breathing and hence your pulse rate...or is vice versa? We don't know.We only know it is totally "Sound" relaxtion therapy.
It would be very interesting if it could be tested in cardiac wards in hospitals .Anything is better than more medication for such patients.Perhaps a teaching school at some University would like to try some trials using this CD.We listen to it now on our computer each night before retiring and sleep much more deeply .In fact it puts us Sound to sleep.

If you have an appreciation for drums and African chants then you will like this CD. Go for it! :)