Blue Lotus is Don Peyote's masterfully crafted sojourn into a dreamlike shamanic soundscape.
It is a deep meditative journey evolving beautifully from moment to moment,a moving meditation on the quiet power inherent in vast spaces radiating light even as darkness hovers along the edges.
In this imaginary trip to the amazon forest in search of the Blue Lotus ,Don Peyote effortlessly fuses tribal live instrumentation ,sacred chants , Amazon forest field recordings and multi layered synthesised drones ,the result is timeless and emotive .
This one hour introspective journey was originally designed as a musical backdrop for modern rituals and for optimum results it is recommended to listen to this experiential composition in one session—preferably in a darkened meditative environment.
01 Beginnings
02 Deep Earth Groove
03 Liquid Chimes
04 Ripples and Mist
05 La Madre Icaro
06 The Way of Light
07 Blue Lotus
08 Thunder in the Forest
09 Heart Flute in A min
10 Ocanocanoe Sacred Song
11 Onward
Live instruments:
Byron Metcalf: Frame drums, Rattles ,Clay pot track 2 & 7
Dan Richardson: Bamboo flutes track 7 & 9
Ganga Giri : Didjeridu track 2
Don peyote : Rain stick/shakers,gourds,wooden frog track 7
Ocanocanoe : Vocal track 10
Special thanks to Nicolas Quittner for recordings of Hermana Maria Luisa Tuesta Flores track 5 La Madre Icaro and Caiseal Mor : vocal recording track 10
All tracks produced by Don Peyote
© Don Peyote recordings 2015
Mastering by Vincent Villuis | Ultimae Studio (studio@ultimae.com)
Artwork : Andy Thomas