New Fire

Amazon.com Scott August is a gifted non-Native expert on the Native American flute, and he's got a NAMMY (Native American Music Award) to show for it. For his third album, August drops the nature sounds that are the stock in trade of Native flutists and relies on his own keyboard- and percussion-driven orchestrations. His tone is lighter and more buoyant than on previous CDs, but also, perhaps, more trivial. Songs like "Heart of the Sky" and "Ravens and Red-tails" bounce along with a sing-song quality like a Disney cartoon soundtrack. Rhythms range from faux-Native to vaguely eastern, but they sound over-quantized and locked. On a track like "Temple of the Sun," August gets into some deeper terrain, playing with the resonances of his double-barreled flute, and generating a pensive, desert caravan groove. But usually his music is cleaned and buffed to the point of being sanitized. New Fire is a pleasant album that fails to ignite. --John Diliberto Product Description Winner: Indian Summer Music Award (2006) and Native American Music Award nominee, New Fire invites you on a dynamic and exhilarating musical journey. Experience the power, drama and magic of spirited Native American flutes, driving world beat rhythms, and the seductive sounds of guitar and piano as they exquisitely blend with lush, soothing textures and an exotic array of instruments from around the world. Aztec drums, African kalimbas, Indonesian gamelans, Australian didgeridoos and haunting Mayan double flutes. All part of August's unique, unmistakable, and acclaimed best selling style. Review This is August s best work to date. engaging, rhythmic, and often mystical moments that captivate and mesmerize the listener. --Voice of the Wind Magazine, Volume 2, 2005 About the Artist Native American Music Award winner Scott August is a nationally acclaimed composer, producer, keyboardist and Native American flute player know for his forays into World Music. His debut recording Distant Spirits was a Native American Music Award nominee while his second recording, Sacred Dreams, was Native American Music Award winner. With his third CD, New Fire, August creates his most exciting work to date. His best selling album Distant Spirits has been featured on the nationally syndicated NPR radio shows "Hearts of Space" and "Echoes" and can be heard on the DMX digital radio network. New Age Retailer Magazine said "Distant Spirits provides an excellent accompaniment for meditation or yoga, and it is transporting music for simple relaxation and quiet listening. ...[a] gorgeous album" August’s Native American Music Award winning CD Sacred Dreams, released in 2003 features instruments from around the globe including native flutes from North American, clay flutes from Meso America, kalimbas and udus from Africa along with other world instruments and native vocals. Also featured on "Hearts of Space" and "Echoes", Voice of the Wind magazine says "August captures the Southwest perfectly. This is an outstanding CD." With his third CD, New Fire, released in March 2005, August adds Aztec drums, African kalimbas, Indonesian gamelans, Australian didgeridoos and haunting Mayan double flutes to his mixture of Native American flute, guitars, pianos and evocative textures. All part of August’s unique, unmistakable, and acclaimed best selling style. August began his musical training on cello and piano, and became interested in world music when he was given as African kalimba at age 10. He discovered Native American flutes in 1996 during a trip to the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. Its haunting sound captivated him, and he soon began adding native flutes to his recordings. He founded Cedar Mesa Music in 2001. August is also a noted composer and producer of music for film and video and has, since 1989, composed music and sound design for hundreds of films, commercials and video projects, for clients such as NASA, The Discovery Channel, Lexus, Chevrolet, HBO, Nabisco, Minolta and many others. The Discovery Channel described his work as "global, edgy, unexpected, emotional and sensual." And the Los Angeles Times has called it "shimmering and luminous." His music was featured in the Olympic village during the '96 Olympics in Atlanta, and one of his projects for NASA is on permanent display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
ASIN: B0007OCO80
VSKU: DBV.B0007OCO80.G
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Author/Artist:Scott August
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