Water Music, by Thai Elephant Orchestra (with Dave Soldier & Richard Lair)

Water Music

by Thai Elephant Orchestra (with Dave Soldier & Richard Lair)

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1.	Invocation 10:20	buy track
2.	The Last Monsoon of Summer 05:33	buy track
3.	Gentle Monsoon 03:45	buy track
4.	Gathering Storm Clouds 10:15	buy track
5.	Two Rainbows 01:34	buy track
6.	Bathing in the River 07:00	buy track
7.	Sun Breaks Clouds 10:19	buy track
8.	Clouds Cover Sun 06:42	buy track
9.	Teak Forest Mist 07:39	buy track
10.	Monsoon Tempest 06:16	buy track

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Water Music is the third and last recording of the grand Thai Elephant Orchestra, and features fourteen elephants improvising on giant instruments in the Thai jungle. This is the "purist" CD, with no human participation (except for a traditional Buddhist prayer for the elephant spirit by a monk on one track), editing or overdubs. Experimental composer Dave Soldier and elephant conservationist Richard Lair built giant instruments for the Thai Elephant Conservation Center. The elephants improvise long pieces with them with the only human instructions being to start and stop.

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released November 15, 2010

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