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Woolunda: Ten Solos for Didgeridoo

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This album is for those who want to hear just the didg and only that instrument as Hudson explores many realms and emotions through the pieces. Hudson has created numerous albums exploring his control of the many vocolizations with the didg, but this album centers on his singular ability to excite, entrance and explore the areas of ambience with one of the oldest and fantastic instruments in the world.

David Hudson, is the master (He is of the Tjapukai tribe in Kuranda, North Queensland). Dr. Didg and all of that... really look to David, both as the consummate professional he is and for inspiration on the instrument. Amazon carries a variety of David's work...this one release(an instructional (?)), NOT. It's not even a compilation of techniques. It's the mastery of David Hudson! With over 20+ releases in his homeland (Australia), David is quite busy with the affairs of the "didg" scene. So, please when checking out some of the other reviews for this particular release, go to the David Hudson page and see for yourself. Enjoy!

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'tis true that human society has long been exploring the drone sounds...Being entranced must ve had a very special part in the life of an early man: hunting, procreation, celebration to name a few activities that are "entrancing". So we are dealing with the human for whom the "reason" hasn't played such an important part as it is for us now...Listening to D. Hudson takes you back to that state of mind, and while there are other methods, like dance, chant etc. a didg method is a sure method - no brainwash here...just a pure tunnelling and convexing matrix.

Frogs, dingos, caves, even insects are the focus in this album. The sounds they make are all reproduced through the didgeridoo, and integrated into the aboriginal musical spectrum. A truely native approach.

I too am a beginner didge player, and i mainly bought this cd as a tool to help me get ideas to improve my playing, so you kinda have to have expieriance with this cd to really enjoy it. But i love it. The drone of the didge has always amazed me and David Hudson does a awsome job of capturing the beauty of the didge.

I don't find David Hudson's didg playing to be all that. Even I, a beginner, can mimic most of his sounds (but not hold them as long as he can through circular breathing...YET!) Listen to the audio samples here, and then compare them to, say "Hold On" by "Outback". Now THERE is awesome didg playing!