Compassion (1993)

I have a few left

This CD has been out of print for 6 months, recentlyI found 18 copies in a mislabeled box (I'm pleased!) so this title is once again available for a little while.

Compassion
   A feeling of deep kinship and care for other people and other creatures.
A body of flowing works, changing gracefully in an atmosphere of suspended time, so we originally
envisioned this new recording project in 1990. With human voice and ancient flute, each reflect
the depth and mystery of the other.
We are honored by our guest vocalist, Hui (Whey) Cheng, member of the Peoples Republic of
China National Opera. I am grateful to this highly trained and talented musician for
momentarily stepping out of the very structured world of opera, to deliver this beautiful
improvisational performance.
In preparation for this project I developed several experimental bass flutes (deep cello-like voices)
and double flutes. These nontraditional extensions of the ancient Plains flute are, to my
knowledge, unique in the world.
Archeology is always an important element in the Coyote Oldman recordings. In Compassion
you will hear the high earthy tones of a thousand year old clay flute of Central America, along
with our unusual collection of Lakota flutes, Incan panpipes and Medicine flutes.
Barry Stramp's masterful playing of the South American kena (end blown cane flute) adds
another new element to this Coyote Oldman recording, along with the powerful presence of his
latest generation of radical sound manipulation art and studio engineering.

     With faith in the unexpected, we enter the studio.
      We are armed with months of separate research and discoveries.
      Exploring the possibilities of the bass flutes, artifacts and traditional flutes,
        we begin to craft this perhaps unusual recording.
           - Michael Graham Allen 1993

NOTE: No one on these recordings is a member of a Federally recognized tribe.