a r t i s t : Deuter
t i t l e : San
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Kuckuck/Landy Star
g e n r e : New Age
r l s. d a t e : 2007-06-05
t r a c k s : 8
b i t r a t e : VBR, 44.1Khz, Joint Stereo
s i z e : 73 MB
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Russian reissue of brilliant album, recorded back in 1985.
Deuter, one of the first artists on the Kuckuck Schallplatten label, has
thirteen titles on Kuckuck Schallplatten, as well as the musical score of a
picture poem released on the MonteVideo label entitled The Petrified
Forest. They offer his unique uplifting melodies played on flute, guitar
and synthesizer, blended with the sounds of nature. His creations
incorporate a lightness of spirit, depth of vision, and a musical medley of
East and West.
Deuter himself is a product of both East and West. He was born in 1945, in
a small village of post-war Germany. As a child, he learned flute and
taught himself guitar and harmonica. As a young adult, he worked as a
graphic designer and newspaper columnist in Munich, but the musical drive
within him persisted. Eckart Rahn, a young record producer at that time,
recognized Deuter's talents, and in 1971 released his first recording, D,
on the then fledgling Kuckuck label.
Deuter began to go into the mountains to record birds, water and wind to
accompany his music. He was one of the first artists to do so and his deep
relationship with nature persists to this day. He also began his spiritual
search, spending much of his time at an ashram in Poona, India. Deuter was
also one of the first artists to blend that Eastern influence into his
music. He did that blending in such a gentle fashion that it never jarred
Western ears, unaccustomed to Eastern rhythms and tonalities.
Aum and Celebration were his first recordings to spring from this new
direction in his life. His 1978 release, Haleakala, was recorded in Poona.
This release was a true portrait of Deuter's spiritual quest as well as
production talents. Using a four-track tape machine and a progression of
sub-mixes down to two tracks, Deuter was able to blend his own performances
of two flutes, two guitars, organ synthesizer, and bells percussion along
with natural sounds. This sixteen-track requirement he accomplished in the
middle of India on just four tracks with an amazing technical fidelity.
Future releases only perfected the recording quality of Deuter's magical
music. In his own words, that music takes us to the beautiful place inside
where the listener can experience warmth, the playfulness, the love, the
compassion, the gentleness. That is the music I want to make for others.
And that is just what he has done.
Cicada and Nirvana Road showcase Deuter's remarkable ability to produce
music that is more and more danceful, lighter, happier and more playful,
full of heart and still have in it somewhere a vision of silence. Call of
the Unknown: Selected Pieces 1972-1986, contains a compilation of the most
sublime pieces of Deuter's repertoire. Land of Enchantment is Deuter's
biggest selling album.
His other recordings for Kuckuck Schallplatten are Ecstasy, Silence is the
Answer, San, Sands of Time: Selected Studio & Concert Recordings 1974-1990
and Henon.
"San" is an affirmation of Deuter's pan-cultural musical vision. Linking
elements of Western musical traditions with the spirituality of Eastern
musical traditions, Deuter uses a broad range of instruments and sound from
all over the world to communicate an experience of life through music.
Deuter explains, "the message in the music is light. Light as opposed to
heavy, and light as opposed to darkness. The music is derived from an
understanding that life is a gift, and from an acceptance of the miracle
that all things exist."
Deuter has demonstrated from the start an unusual sensitivity to the
possibilities of sound. With the ability to combine diverse sounds into a
satisfying whole, he has managed to incorporate rhythms, musical
influences, and natural sounds that gently persuade acceptance of all
things. "San" is a perfect example of this pioneering spirit.
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1. Point Reyes 10:50
2. Spirales 6:54
3. Fragrance 3:37
4. Hari-San 4:54
5. Cagnes-sur-Mer 7:38
6. Opal 6:22
7. Prana 5:47
8. Flageolett 5:00