Product Description MerKaBa is eclectic, original and represents an awakening of experimental music on this continent. If you like World, Rock, Folk and Tribal Ambient music, your spirit will soar to the sounds of MerKaBa. With an eclectic repertoire, ranging from lyrical songsmithing and powerful harmonies to pleasing explorations of the inner soundscape, MerKaBa brings together the big sound of electrified and acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion, and drums with a solid rhythmical intoning of the didgeridoo, and Middle Eastern and Western flute styles. About the Artist Richard Wayo Hogan - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals Steve Boyce - Bass, Vocals, Producer/Engineer Kevin Currie - Vocals Alana Cini - Didgeridoo Geton - Flute Alan White - Special Guest, DrumsSinger/Songwriter, Richard "Wayo" Hogan and Producer/Engineer/Musician, Steve Boyce have been creating music for over 15 years. Merkaba is their latest collaboration. Richard Wayo Hogan is a veteran composer and performer. In The early 1980's Wayo teamed up with Rockabilly band Ravenna and the Magnetics. After touring England and Europe he returned to Seattle and began writing songs with author and illustrator Cooper Edens, and Steve Boyce. Currently their songs are represented by the William Morris Agency. Wayo's music has been used in Film Documentaries, Corporate presentations, Radio Ads, Magic Acts, and has been featured on N.P.R.. Along with Steve Boyce and Cooper Edens, the Coast was created, another illuminating band featuring Wayo, Eden, and Boyce's music. As a solo artist Wayo continues to perform his songs and piano compositions. His solo piano CD is entitled "Possible Luminaries". Steve Boyce is a musician, music producer, audio engineer, songwriter, and interactive media audio producer who was a founder of Microsoft's digital audio department. In addition to his own groups, as a musician he has played with Chuck Berry, BB King and Spencer Davis. As an audio engineer he has toured around the world with diverse acts such as Yes, James Brown, Herbie Hancock, Gordon Lightfoot, Robert Cray, The Neville Brothers and more. Among the many groups Steve has produced, are MerKaBa, Variant Cause, Koo Dot Ta, Jimmy Frank, The Visible Targets, and is current production, zero-to-6. Steve is a member of the Board of Governors of the Pacific NW Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the Jack Straw Foundation. He also serves on advisory boards of The Seattle Art Institute and Shoreline Community College. Alan White is a music legend. He is a long time member of the British supergroup Yes, and a former member of The Plastic Ono Band with John Lennon and Eric Clapton. His list of recording and touring credits is extensive, including George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Spencer Davis, and many more. Alan's unique and powerful drumming is featured on MerKaBa's 10 minute Olore Malle.
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I first caught this act in the summer of 2000 because Alan White of Yes was guesting with them. Well as spectacular as Mr. White is, he doesn't make this band. The bottom line is, this music just plain makes you feel good. I have played it for around 20 or so friends and without exception they loved it. I use it as a rush hour cd because it is impossible to harbor ill feelings towards that jerk that just cut you off when your soul is being soothed by those wonderful sounds. I cannot reccomend this release too strongly. It is a masterful work and I look forward to the next.
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Good stuff!
This music is sublime. It is beautiful. Cosmic. Classic. A real treat. I'll always cherish it as a permanent part of my library.
