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Supralingua

Mickey/Planet Drum Hart (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Product Details
1. Angola
2. Yabu
3. Endless River
4. Umayeyo
5. Secret Meeting Place
6. Tall Grass
7. Umasha
8. Frog Dance
9. Damawoo
10. Indoscrub
11. Wheel Of Time
12. Space Dust

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Supralingua, literally meaning "beyond the spoken word, beyond language" is another stunning percussion album from former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and the loose grouping of international collaborators that is Planet Drum. Including the world-famous Zakir Hussein, Sikiru Adepoju and Graceland bassist Bakithi Kumalo, a similar band was responsible for Mickey Hart's fabulous earlier releases, On The Edge and Planet Drum which are a must for any fan of drumming/world music. On Supralingua, Hart introduces two new elements. The first is his pioneering use of MIDI technology to sample and blend live percussion sounds from across the world into the album--Hart directs the "endangered music" project at the Smithsonian in the US, through which he has access to a colossal range of such material. The other novelty is Hart's use of vocals on this album. Drawing from the ethnically diverse pool of local San Francisco talent, this adds a well-judged new dimension to the music. With few actual words sung, and none in English, they only add to the shifting weave of rhythms on display. This is an album of truly organic percussion music, dominated by magical and psychedelic grooves that are at the same time darkly forbidding, sexy and transformative. From the disturbing opening "Angola", featuring samples of the ritual singing of the Tibetan Gyoto Monks, to "Yabu's" insistent rhythms and the inspired dreaminess of "Endless River", this extraordinarily powerful album is unmissable. --James Swift

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Strong & Vibrant Heart Beat of the Planet ... Nov 4 2003
By Erika Borsos TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Mickey Hart combines indigineous voices, chants, and traditional instruments with contemporary and shaminstic drumbeats to create a special CD very aptly named "Supralingua" ... which to me, means, super voices and super music. At times, add to this, the the sounds of nature ... for instance, drops of water or the ambience of the rainforest. Take the voices of the Gyuto Monks (Buddhist) mix them with the didjeridu, flutes, Chinese erhu, add a def drum beat, mixed in with metal percussion, cluster drums, and bongos ... all played by world-class musicians and you have an idea of track #1. This CD reveals a newly emerging creative path for music, showing us how traditional and contemporary instruments combine, to reveal an existence where the journey is never quite complete ... but is continually evolving. Listening to the CD is a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Erika Borsos (erikab93)
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Great Effort! Aug 13 2002
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Incorporating his computer operated drum machine "RAMU", Mickey sets the tone for another compelling album. Though not as awe-inspiring as his previous "instrumental" efforts, the album is still a sound to experience.

The album's tone is more upbeat, with a lot of percussion as well as (mentioned before), the RAMU (computer processed instruments such as vocals, roto toms, bells & whistles, etc.).

The songs are greatly constructed, but it is not a CD to chill out to. It is an album to groove and dance to. A little more latin-flavored too. Amazing stuff here.

So, if you're into a CD that has a little more meat in the sound, get it. If you're looking for a CD to take you on a journey, I recommend some of Mickey's previous efforts as well as Spirit Into Sound.

Enjoy!

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hyperrhythmic electropulsing worldbeat sequel July 26 2000
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This album moves past the original Planet Drum territory, with some measure of success (most notably the fantastic kickoff track "Angola"), but with an overall sense of slight loss. Two factors keep it from reaching the level of the original PD album.

First, the music is literally bathed in electronics-- sorry to be a reactionary technophobe, but there is a real lack of that primal drum-circle feeling that makes the first PD disc an undeniable classic.

Second, key players such as Airto Moreira and Babatunde Olatunje make only token appearances at best; it's good to hear Zakir Hussain still there at the heart of things, but for the most part now it's mainly Mickey Hart's RAMU and some very good backing musicians. This is a quite listenable album (sounds _really_ good in the car), but it falls a notch short of true rhythmic greatness.

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Most recent customer reviews
Agreed
I agree with "Pharoah". This is imminently good listening, but Hart trying to show off his RAMU often becomes a bit forced. Read more
Published on July 11 2000 by Hermit
Good, but it's no PLANET DRUM
I haven't heard Mickey Hart's most recent cd, SPIRIT INTO SOUND, but of the three Hart cd's just prior to this one (PLANET DRUM, AT THE EDGE, and MYSTERY BOX) I think this one is... Read more
Published on April 30 2000 by Pharoah S. Wail
You've never heard anything like Supralingua.
Implicitly accepting the theory that "world music" is popular because today's audiences like to hear singing in foreign languages, Mickey Hart continues his streak of... Read more
Published on Sep 23 1999 by Joshua Solomon
Unbelievable music.
I am a fan of world music, trance/techno, and improvisational jam music. This album is the perfect synthesis of all these things. Read more
Published on July 29 1999
Rhythmically hypnotic.
Not a huge fan of either the Grateful Dead or electronic samples, I was a little bit apprehensive about buying this disc. However, once I actually listened to it, I was hooked. Read more
Published on Mar 13 1999 by mjanzen@soccermail.com
supralingua is making me bounce in my seat
An incredible mix of drums, voice samples, electronic mastering and real life soul. bought it on a whim, on advice from a guy in the record store, and now i've just bought 3 more... Read more
Published on Oct 30 1998
Mickey 's done it again!!!
Listening to this CD made me realize what a forum for creativity the Grateful Dead really was for all members of the band. Read more
Published on Sep 29 1998
Polyrythmic groove...
Four stars because it's really good, not five because it' not earth-shattering or utterly incredible. All the best percussionists throughout the world get together and jam. Read more
Published on Sep 6 1998 by conners@mediaone.net
The Video Is Funny
The music here gets you into a groove no doubt. It's good for listening to in the background or just mellowing out. Read more
Published on Aug 25 1998
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