Computer Music Autumn

Toru loved his country; particularly it's most refined traditions. He always expressed delight with our world's diversity and sadness at the passing of unique cultural traditions from which he believed other people could learn important lessons. Toru was not interested in merging cultures. On the contrary, he wanted every culture to retain its unique characteristics as parables for the enlightenment of all. He wanted peace but valued individuality above uniformity, principle above compromise. He expressed ambivalence about his November Steps; a blend of western orchestra and traditional Japanese instruments that some people saw as a bridge between East and West and a template for a world music.

On Dharnakaya, their debut album for Funzalo Records, The Steepwater Band unveils a raunchy, punchy brand ofrock that draws from multiple musical taditions yet is finnly on the cutting edge ofrock's back-to-basics impulse…

Aluna is written and produced by musician Paul Roberts. All the music on this album was gathered together whilst travelling around the globe for three and a half years, visiting Africa, Asia and S.America. With help from the Wodon of the south Sahara, Massai women and men of the Rift Valley of northern Tanzania, the Shillak of south Sudan, the Panaore of the Orinoco river in Venezuela, the Mihicau of the Xingu river in Brazil, the swallows of Granada, Hindu temple chanting and beautiful Arabic singing. This World music album has 11 powerful tracks and is a nique blend of ethnic recordings, various instrumentalists, and modern computer techniques…