- Audio CD (Sep 16 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000000OK2
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Coashelleaqua |
| 2. Hidden Heritage |
| 3. An Eagle Above |
| 4. Death Song |
| 5. The Place Where The Crying Begins |
| 6. Celebration Song |
| 7. Spirit Dance Prelude |
| 8. Spirit Dance |
| 9. New Moon Waltz |
| 10. The Dream |
| 11. Nothing Like Home |
| 12. Augaize River, 1830 |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Keyboardist Peter Buffett, son of famed investor Warren Buffett, distant cousin of Parrothead Jimmy Buffett, also has ties--strictly creative--to Mike Oldfield and other leading lights of the pre-techno school of progressive electronic music. This was apparent in his sterling 1987 debut, The Waiting, where Buffett extracts huge murals of color from his Synclavier by mixing ambience with mild aggression, then glazing it all with a thin patina of melancholy. Alas, no subsequent recording quite matched the original's cohesiveness--until this evolving project arrived 10 years later. Spirit Dance, which later spawned a stage production and live recording (Spirit), is Buffett's most persuasive treatment of a favorite theme: the survival of an honorable Native American spirit within a progress-at-any-cost culture. Contributors range from Chief Hawk Pope of the Ohio Shawnee (whose musical influence can be found on the Pocahontas soundtrack) to flautist Douglas Spotted Eagle to a German choir to inventive drummer Dan Chase, who earns co-songwriter credits on two of the disc's best moments--the groove-guided "An Eagle Above" and the title track, which cries out for a dance remix. Imaginative rhythms, atmospheric choral passages, judiciously positioned Native chant and drumming, articulate guitar work (from three guitarists) and splendid sound design from Buffett yields a hip, subdued, very appealing journey that concludes with its lone vocal track, a lovely, Tori Amos-like lament for the present. Worthwhile listening. --Terry Wood
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A Music With Soul and Depths
Dec 29 2003
Format:Audio CD
What happened to Narada? It was one of the best New Age labels that produced quality output,supported some truly talented artists,and delighted music lovers everywhere(Early David Lanz, John Doan,etc....)
Nearly all the CDs of Peter Buffett,one of their most talented artists are deleted!! It is a great shame indeed, for it deprives new listeners of a very rich and melodic music that is a joy to the senses.New Age nowadays has fallen on really bad times! even musicians like David Lanz have gone all commercial,(to the extent that will make Richard Clyderman and John Tesh really proud), but there are also others like Peter Buffett who have given the genre a whole new and more sophisticated meaning.
Electronic music can be quite misleading..there is a thin line between cheesy elevator tunes and serious stuff,and Peter Buffet falls squarely in the latter category.Not since the times of Tangerine Dream's Ricochet and Stratosfear, had electronic music gave me so much listening pleasure than with the compositions of Buffett. They are very well structured original melodies, with powerful beats, and flavoured with a Native American atmosphere.Spirit Dance is still available, so grab it before it follows the others, and you will experience a music with lots of soul and depths..and try to search for Buffett's other output..they are masterpieces from a very talented musician that sadly is hugely underrated and nearly forgotten.
Nearly all the CDs of Peter Buffett,one of their most talented artists are deleted!! It is a great shame indeed, for it deprives new listeners of a very rich and melodic music that is a joy to the senses.New Age nowadays has fallen on really bad times! even musicians like David Lanz have gone all commercial,(to the extent that will make Richard Clyderman and John Tesh really proud), but there are also others like Peter Buffett who have given the genre a whole new and more sophisticated meaning.
Electronic music can be quite misleading..there is a thin line between cheesy elevator tunes and serious stuff,and Peter Buffet falls squarely in the latter category.Not since the times of Tangerine Dream's Ricochet and Stratosfear, had electronic music gave me so much listening pleasure than with the compositions of Buffett. They are very well structured original melodies, with powerful beats, and flavoured with a Native American atmosphere.Spirit Dance is still available, so grab it before it follows the others, and you will experience a music with lots of soul and depths..and try to search for Buffett's other output..they are masterpieces from a very talented musician that sadly is hugely underrated and nearly forgotten.
Great blend of Native American and New Age
Sep 13 2002
Format:Audio CD
This CD is such an amazing blend of New Age ambient grooves with strong Native American sounds incorporated. Some of the tracks don't really belong on here IMO. Track 6 aka Celebration song has static sounds that are a bit grating and is mostly something I'd hear at a pow-wow. While I love hearing that kind of music when I'm actually at a pow-wow I'm not particularly fond of hearing it on CD. Not a bad track though. The weak spots on here are made up for by powerful tracks like Hidden Heritage, Death Song, The Place Where The Crying Begins & Dreams. Hiddne Heritage in my opinion deserves attention because while it's a gorgeous song the thing that makes it a shining star on this CD is because a voice mentions the names of tribes from all over the country. You'll hear names like Omaha, Iroquois(I'm of Iroquois descent), Kickapoo, Erie, and numerous other tribes. There are over a hundred tribes mentioned in this song. One of the best songs on this CD. The other track that in my opinion stands out is The Place Where The Crying Begins. This track to me is another favorite with a very dark, melancholy atmosphere with a haunting, ghostly choir that gives me the chills. I just love the electric guitars in the song. Spirit Dance may not be as consistant as lets say, Yonnondio or 500 Nations but it's a worthy album of owning.
Spirit Dance
Feb 21 2001
Format:Audio CD
Great blend of jazz and Native American music. Two cultures accent each other and create material that educates the mind and stimulates your senses. The video( Spirit Dance)adds visual that lets you see the flow of energy through everyone involved.
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THIS ALBUM RULES
I'm no fan of the guy nor any of his other stuff (I don't know I haven't heard it) but I saw the green bay performance on PBS and I was inspired... Read more
Published on Mar 3 2000
Meaningful Music
Until I heard this music (on the PBS special), I had not been into Indian music. I purchased the CD immediately, and it's now what I put on when I want to feel inspired. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2000 by Susan E. Sincich
Declining with age
I loved his older stuff like The waiting and one by one. He has gotten into the Indian stuff way too much with the newer material. Read more
Published on July 25 1999
A fantastic listen!
It's just me, back again, to say that the CD more than lived up to my expectations. I get goose bumps each time I listen to Chief Hawkpope recite the tribes in track 2 - Hidden... Read more
Published on Jun 24 1999 by Patricia Laux
I'm anticipating real excellence!
I saw the performance of Spirit Dance at the Weidner Center in Green Bay which was filmed to be rebroadcast on PBS, and then watched the PBS show - the production is like nothing I... Read more
Published on Jun 7 1999 by Patricia Laux
amazing
this cd is excellent. the onlt other recording to top this one is also by peter buffett:Spirit-A Journey in Drum,Dance and Song.
Published on May 27 1999
Yawn
Nothing I haven't heard before. A passing fad, kinda like crystals
Published on April 8 1999
excellent music
i saw the video of the performance in green bay wisconsin - the music and performance were dynamic. i would like to know how i can buy the video. Read more
Published on Mar 12 1999
truely captures the spirit of native american music
The new age ambience which Peter Buffet has built into the music is true to the spirit of the southwest. Read more
Published on Mar 1 1999
this a incredible recording
after listening to this cd i remember the dances with wolves sound track and this seems to be along those lines. this however is incredible ! Read more
Published on Oct 15 1998
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