Soothe your spirit - Become transported to an ancient land where the sun sets in warm hues of perfect stillness. Fluid
melodies of soaring Native American flute bathed reverberating atmospheres, keyboard textures and nature sounds carry
you to a deeply nourishing place of rest. Accled masters of healing music, David & Steve Gordon (Sacred Earth Drums,
Sound Peace) and have created a entirely new form of relaxing music that combines Native flute music with ambient
meditation music. This breathlessly beautiful calming music will aid you in your journey - use it for meditation,
massage, yoga, and relaxation. Welcome home - You know this music because it echoes in the canyons of your soul.
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Gratitude has a calming sensation which briefly takes you back to their innovative days of nature sound
ambience first heard in primordial album Misty Forest Morning if you listen close enough. On their current however a
more prominent Native American Flute interchange becomes extended when partnered with drawn out electronic enhancements,
nurturing depth while maximizing the level of richness in tonal balance.
The electronics blended with woodwind passages impart moments of peace and solitude in a relaxing sanctuary of refined
ambience. While sharing equal time and thought on this album, the Native American flute passages at times, becomes the
calming voice from the past that shares a respective dialogue with modern day electronic ambience. -- New Age Music
World
Haunting, ethereal Native American flute. Ambient keyboards floating just this side of heaven. Ghostly images dancing
around fires from long ago, hands raised in devotion to Great Spirit. These are just a few of the images and feelings I
experience when I listen to Gratitude, David and Steve Gordon's gorgeous new release. Known more for their now classic
drumming CDs (Sacred Earth Drums, Sacred Spirit Drums, Meditation Drum and more), the Gordon Brothers have crafted an
exquisitely loving tribute to Native American flute music. Every time I listen to Gratitude, I find myself settling
effortlessly into a meditational state, cares floating away after a storm. David and Steve are both
multi-instrumentalists. On Gratitude, they both showcase their considerable skill playing Native American flute, by far
the dominant instrument. They also played keyboards and Steve had some tasty guitar work. In addition, our friend Bobby
Cochran contributes additional keyboards. The overall effect is quintessentially New Age at its most sublime.
Gratitude is the perfect accompaniment for massage, meditation or slow form yoga. At over 71 minutes in length, there's
ample time to go deep within. From the gentle, languorous tones of "Daybreak Appears," with shimmering keyboards dancing
devotion into the day to the nature-sounds-infused "Long feathers in the Wind," Gratitude inspires delicate waves of
heart-opening bliss.
Actually, the nature sounds, recorded at Big Sur State Park, Sequoia National Forest and Joshua Tree State Park, infuse
Gratitude with an overwhelming sense of the sacred. Surely one of the finest meditation CDs of 2010, I know that
Gratitude will fill your heart with, well, gratitude. -- Steve Ryals - Nationally Syndicated Music Columnist
Two of the greatest artists of the American New Age music scene return with a very special work: David & Steve Gordon,
the two composers, multi-instrumentalists und producers from California, who became known as the creators of New Age
classics such as "Sacred Earth Drums" or "Garden of Serenity". On "Gratitude", they devote themselves to the healing
music of the Native Americans. The album is focused on the perhaps most meditative facet of American Indian folk: flute
music. Thus the Gordons follow the example of the great American Indian musician R. Carlos Nakai, who in the 1980s made
the traditional Navajo flute melodies known to the greater public. David & Steve Gordon, who have become skillful music
ethnologists over the years, approach the musical heritage of the Native Americans with great love, respect and care,
but also add a new aspect to it: samples of nature sounds from three of the most beautiful regions of the American West,
Big Sur State Park, Joshua Tree State Park and Sequoia National Forest. Beautiful calming music that will echo in the
canyons of your soul! -- BSC Music
When David and Steve Gordon set their minds towards creating an album of music for relaxation, you can be certain that
it will truly deliver in that department... and then some. GRATITUDE: RELAXING NATIVE FLUTE MEDITATIONS is the kind of
album that puts your mind at ease within minutes of hitting the play button. The central instrument on the album is the
Native American flute, whose dreamy, slightly melancholy tones entrance the listener amidst a powerfully soothing
undercurrent of synthesizer atmosphere, which flows by like the waves of a gently babbling stream. The strumming of
guitar wanders in and out of the soundscape, while nature sounds populate the backdrop and the shake of the rainstick
adds a mystical touch. The album is well-suited to appeal to fans of Native American music (the flute in particular - it
sounds fabulous here) and those looking for relaxing music for personal healing practices. -- Music Design In Review
