Track Listing 1. Prelude 2. Bookenka (The Adventurer) 3. Trader, The 4. Mezgoof 5. Empress, The 6. Ja Nam 7. Sunda Straits 8. Morning Sung 9. Sumbatico 10. Dusk Song of the Fisherman, The 11. Ladakh 12. Garuda
| Details | | Playing Time: | 53 min. | | Producer: | Ancient Future | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Ancient Future: Matthew Montfort (guitars, mandolin, synthesizer), Jim Hurley (violin), Doug McKeehan (piano, synthesizers, keyboards, Tibetan bells), Ian Dogole (percussion). Additional personnel: Eric Golub (viola, kokyu), Zhao Hui (gu zheng), Bui Huu Nhut (dan bau), Bill Douglass (bass, Chinese flutes), Jack Dorsey (drums), Emam (tabla). Recorded at Banquet Sound Studios, Santa Rosa, California in November and December 1992. All songs written or co-written by members of Ancient Future except "The Dusk Song Of The Fisherman" (traditional Chinese composition). Instrumentation includes the gu zheng (a board zither that is the predecessor of the Japanese koto), the dan bau (a one-string Vietnamese instrument), dholak (North Indian barrel drum), madal (Nepali drums), maung zaing (Burmese gongs) and udu (Nigerian clay pot).
Editorial Reviews ...a compelling melange of exotic pastels... JazzTimes (12/01/1993)
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