Don’t forget to get your tickets to STARSHINE. The show is on September 19th at the Red Theater in Ximending. A little information about the show:
“STARSHINE”
A Moving Sound CD Release Concert
Time: September 19th, 2:30 & 7:30
Place: The Red Theater, Xi-men MRT exit 1
Tickets: 500 NT
*available at the door or though ticket center www.artsticket.com.tw
or advance purchase e-mail to amovingsound@gmail.com
Links: www.amovingsound.com
www.myspace.com/amovingsound
www.youtube.com/user/amovingsound
2009 was a year of exciting beginnings! A Moving Sound played exciting shows at the Culture Del Mondo Festival in Cuneo, Italy and the Fest Der Kulturen, in Augsburg, Germany. These were arranged by our new agents Tourbilion (Italy) and Elen Music (Germany). We are excited to get started with them and see many doors opening to the very receptive audiences in Europe. AMS has also started with Red Orange based in the U.K. and Geodesic Management in New York City. All these agent relationships are the product of years of touring and being recognized as “one of the most original outfits working in the world music arena today” Tom Pryor music supervisor for National Geographic.
AMS 3rd CD+DVD Release
The music of “STARSHINE” travels further to explore the spiritual inspiration and ethnic roots that create A Moving Sound’s uniquely transcendent music. This new release also includes a DVD with exciting footage of AMS concerts around the world and site specific happenings you have to see to believe!
The title track, “Starshine” is inspired by the Eastern spiritual concept of reincarnation, the soul’s journey through life after life, evolving and learning. The chanting you hear in the song is derived from a Buddhist chant used to help guide the soul from one life to the next at the time of death.
Other songs on the CD explore cultural influences in and near to Taiwan. Aiding us in this is guest artist Yi Chun who performs several songs on an unusually haunting instrument called the “satar”. This instrument has a long neck and is played like an erhu but has a set of sympathetic strings like a sitar, it was brought to Taiwan from western China.
You will also find the playful spirit of A Moving Sound in “Toh De Gong” which is an ode to the earth God of the same name. There are many small temples found all over Taiwan for this somewhat “local” god who is quite easy to offend…. luckily it doesn’t take much to make him happy again so things work out alright after all. In “The Master Sighs”, you’ll experience a mysterious journey with a surprising conclusion. This CD is now in stores in Taiwan and will soon be available on CD Baby and other distribution channels around the world, let us know if you’d like a copy.
Performance Record
Culture Del Mondo, Cuneo, Italy -2009
Fest Der Kulturen, Augsburg, Germany – 2009
Dunya Festival, Netherlands -2008
Global Sound Healing Conference, Los Angeles – 2008
Grand Performances, Los Angeles – 2007
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto – 2007
The Rubin Museum, New York City – 2007
Ollin Kan Festival, Mexico City -2007
The Quebec City Festival, Canada -2007
Grassroots Festival, Ithaca NY – 2007
ShangriLa World Conference, Shanghai, China – 2006
WOMEX, Spain – 2006
MOFFOM Festival, Prague, CZ – 2006
Chicago World Music Festival – 2005
The New York Public Theater – 2005
Small World Music Festival, Toronto – 2005
and many others in Asia and around the world
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Hey Carrie! Thanks for this post, Very beautiful songs, love the fusion of ancient and modern sounds. If they’re ever around the East coast I’ll be sure to check them out!
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Hi Corbin,
Thanks. I’m glad you like it.
I was on their profile in myspace and listened a few songs. These sounds are unique. When I listen something very first time I try to compare it with something what I know. It isn’t always possible. Our cultures are so different…
Hi K,
Yeah, I heard it was an amazing concert. I listened to their music as well and was sad to have missed it.