8 String Religion, by David Darling

8 String Religion

by David Darling

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Davis MacLeod Haines this music can change you if you let it.

you should let it. Favorite track: Remember.

Charlie Moonbeam When I first put on 8 String Religion, I knew instantly this record would live in the pantheon of my most beloved records.

With the cello in the driver's seat, a piano and his gentle lyricless voice along for the ride and a rare sensitivity, David Darling captures an almost-too-beautiful spirit of life.

It's ambient music that edges closely to the cheesiness of New Age, but remains timelessly soulful. Favorite track: Clouds.

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"In 8 String Religion, David Darling has concocted an elixir of skill, wisdom, love and beauty that is truly nourishment for the soul."
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1.	Soft Light 05:29		buy track
2.	Clouds 06:02		buy track
3.	Sweet River 06:59		buy track
4.	Minor Blue 05:14		buy track
5.	Only One Wish 05:00		buy track
6.	8 String Religion 06:22		buy track
7.	Sojourn 07:39		buy track
8.	Remember 05:05	info	buy track

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8 String Religion is a timeless masterpiece by composer/cellist David Darling and sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan. The album marries Houlihan's nature recordings to Darling's cello, piano, and vocal improvisations. Appropriately, 8 String Religion features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity, and music. "Sweet River" features recordings of songbirds and water from a wilderness canyon blended with delicate string textures, piano, and vocals, while "Sojourn" swells with soft keyboards, cello, and ocean sounds. More traditionally, the album's title track highlights Darling's technical skills, meshing an acoustic-cello melody with a plucked rhythm figure. 8 String Religion is a creative, intimate recording from a unique collaboration.
~ Heather Phares,

David Darling and Mickey Houlihan
are engaged in elemental music;
music born out of deep relations
to the Earth and to each other.
They are courageous in their
collaboration because they dare to
dance on the edge of what we know
and what we dream. Their capacity
to listen is the gift of what we
hear.

Water Music has flowed through the
truth of their lives for eleven years.
They have not been afraid to share
time together - - diving deep and
surfacing; being broken open and healed.
For these two remarkable men, true art
is found in the journey. They have
walked the distance with patience, passion,
and soulful intent.

Bless them.
Terry Tempest Williams

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released August 10, 1993

Produced By Mickey Houlihan and David Darling

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