Album US 1994 on Hearts Of Space label
Electronic (Experimental, Minimal, Ambient)
Actual Resonant Stone Recordings Native Ceremonial & Electronic Instruments with Traditional Native American Singers Music recorded on location and at Sunsinger Studios, Albuquerque, and at Earth Turtle Studio, Sante Fe, New Mexico. Mixed at Earth Turtle. Digital Mastering at Hearts Of Space Studio, San Francisco. Produced for Hearts Of Space Records 1993/94. Project based on the old Native American techniques of the ringing stones. "This album is dedicated to the Native sacred sites around the world and the mysteries they hold for us all. Please help us protect them."
Michael Stearns , *1948 US mixed by, other, singing stones, producer, sampler, sampled voices, written by, album by, other, hand rubbed stones, rainstick, bells, druid, drums, sampler, other, natural ambiences, performer, instruments, flute, hopi, horns, tibetan, drums, tibetan, sampler, instruments | |
Ron Sunsinger voc, sampler, US mixed by, other, singing stones, written by, album by, ocarina, flute, lakota courtship, drums, sampler, other, natural ambiences, other, spirit catcher, whistle, ceremonial, sampler, sampled stone loop, synthesizer, analog, conch, singing bowls, tibetan singing bowl, crystal bowl, sampler, singing stone sample loops | |
Neshoba vocals | |
Norman Toy , other, singing stones, keyboards | |
Red Road Crossing voc, vocals | |
Lessert Moore voc, US vocals | |
Greg Walkup , didgeridoo | |
John Bartlit , other, spirit catcher, whistle, percussion, drums, tibetan prayer drum | |
Alvino Siva , vocals | |
Cahuilla Indian Bird Singers , vocals | |
Sam Rhodes bsn, skakuhachi, flute, native american flute |
Stephen Hill artwork by, art direction, mastered by, digital mastering |
Rex Ray artwork by, design |
Bob Olhsson mastered by, digital mastering |
Jody Forster photography |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | The Ringing Desert | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 4:08 | |
2 | Invocation | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 2:57 | |
3 | Shadows & Light | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 3:42 | |
4 | Petroglyphs | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 4:57 | |
5 | Stone People | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 4:39 | |
6 | Ghost Dance | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 5:18 | |
7 | Night Rocks | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | Traditional [Cahuilla Traditional Song] | 4:35 |
8 | Subterranean Garden | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 9:05 | |
9 | Shadows | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 1:26 | |
10 | Honoring Stone Magic | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | 7:48 | |
11 | Sunrise Ceremony | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | Traditional [Zuni Sunrise Song] | 4:13 |
12 | Return of the Red Hat | Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger | Traditional [Hopi Traditional Song] | 5:16 |