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Performance
Credits
Backup Vocals: Stephen Kent, Igor Koshkendey, Eda Maxym, Eda Maxym, Yassir Chadly Bass Guitar: Stephen Kent Cello Sintir: Stephen Kent Didjeridu (Didgeridoo): Stephen Kent Guitar: Stephen Kent Percussion: Stephen Kent Taped Atmosphere: Stephen Kent Frame Drums: John Loose Igil (Tuvan 2-Stringed): Igor Koshkendey Keyboards: Simon Tassano Loops: Simon Tassano Programming: Simon Tassano Djembe: Peter Valsamis Drums: Peter Valsamis Zurna: Shea Comfort Guimbri: Yassir Chadly Morsing (East Indian Jaw Harp): Steev Kindwald Rajasthani Double Flute: Steev Kindwald Arabic Bagpipes: Jimi McCrae Scottish Bagpipes: Jimi McCrae
Production
Credits
Co-producer: Stephen Kent Producer: Simon Tassano Mixing Engineer: Simon Tassano at The Weaving Room, Oakland, California Recording Engineer: Simon Tassano at The Weaving Room, Oakland, California Mastering Engineer: Simon Tassano at Rumiville, Austin, Texas Mixing Engineer: Simon Tassano at Rumiville, Austin, Texas
Liner
Notes
Oil & Water is dedicated to World Peace, the spirit of co-operation between all peoples, the recognition of that which is sacred and holy in all cultures regardless of creed or colour, and the commitment to the search for the higher good of ALL. One Love - One Planet. PEACE
The Didjeridu is played with the greatest respect for the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia and in solidarity with the spirit of all First Nation's peoples. Theirs is the ground on which we all stand.
Special Thanks: Eda Maxym, Stella Karuna, Jayne Cotten, Tom Godano, Richard Thompson, Steve and Lucy Maxym, Stefan Gross, Al Evers, Jim Kennedy, Alexander Bapa, Gregory Kuhn, Robert Phoenix, Yassir Chadly, Patti Clemens, Sally Phillips, KPFA, Clarion Music Center, Heco and the gang, Megan Morrow, and Mark Wagner.
Jimi McRae appears courtesy of Offbeat Records - www.offbeat.co.uk
Igor Koshkendey appears courtesy of www.purenaturemusic.com
Rumi quote translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne.
Stephen Kent photo by Roger Lewis.
"All day and night, music,
a quiet, bright
reedsong.
If it
fades, we fade"
- Jelaluddin Rumi
Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle: Didgeridoo artist Stephen Kent dedicates his latest release to world peace, and "Oil & Water" certainly hopscotches beautifully around the globe. At one point, the album veers from a spirited meditation with Rajasthani flutes ("Thel Kupa," featuring Steev Kindwald) to a soulful piece incorporating the Moroccan guimbri ("Ouled Sergo," featuring Yassir Chadly). Throat singing anchors another song, while Scottish bagpipes are the focus of the album's denouement. All the way through, Kent adjusts his Aboriginal instrument accordingly; the sounds are complementary and integrated, not slapped together for effect. "Oil & Water" is an atmospheric treasure -- a cool template of what (musically speaking) the world could be like if people collaborated with the same sense of purpose. -- Jonathan Curiel
Music without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation.
Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound. — Kabir
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