Darling, David & Wulu Bunun / Mudanin Kata
| Album: | Mudanin Kata | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Darling, David & Wulu Bunun | Added: | May 2004 | |
| Label: | World Music Network | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-06-28 | Pull Date: | 2004-08-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 22 | Aug 15 | Aug 8 | Jul 25 | Jul 11 | Jul 4 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 18, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Sima Cisbug Bav |
4. | Aug 20, 2004: | No Cover, No Minimum
Malas Tapag |
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| 2. | Dec 28, 2004: | radiomundi
Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi |
5. | Aug 17, 2004: | radiomundi
Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi |
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| 3. | Sep 02, 2004: | Sun in Libra Moon in Pisces
Pasibutbut |
6. | Aug 14, 2004: | Under the Sheltering Sky
Macilumah |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2004-06-21
Reviewed 2004-06-21
DAVID DARLING & WULU BUNUN – “Mudanin Kata”
Riverboat, 2004
TAIWAN – An ancient Taiwanese vocal tradition meets a classical/jazz cellist, recorded in a remote mountain village (Wulu). The Bunun people sing in 8-part harmony, inspired by the sounds and rhythms of nature. But despite the harmonic complexity, most of the songs feel familiar, like they could have come from any part of the third world. On top of these, Darling has added thoughtfully-composed melodies for solo cello or string quartet. When the two styles click, the results are very cool.
Fo’s picks: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15
4. cool chant with some great jazz/blues cello pluckin’
5. fun: an aggressive call & response vocal with laid back/bluesy cello commentary
6, 10, 14. solo cello meditations over soundscapes of birds, frogs, crickets
7. sad: work song (could have come right off a U.S. plantation), abstract string tones
8. mystical & creepy: a very slow, ethereal male chorus in prayer, rises gradually
9. a very pretty quartet piece rises from a relaxed village song
11, 12. slow & steady chant-songs with minimalist cello. 12 more upbeat.
13. pleasant hunting song with birds in background and cute cello; very relaxing.
15. very nice: call & response hunting song for male chorus + rustic string quartet
[ Fo ] – 6/21/2004
Riverboat, 2004
TAIWAN – An ancient Taiwanese vocal tradition meets a classical/jazz cellist, recorded in a remote mountain village (Wulu). The Bunun people sing in 8-part harmony, inspired by the sounds and rhythms of nature. But despite the harmonic complexity, most of the songs feel familiar, like they could have come from any part of the third world. On top of these, Darling has added thoughtfully-composed melodies for solo cello or string quartet. When the two styles click, the results are very cool.
Fo’s picks: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15
4. cool chant with some great jazz/blues cello pluckin’
5. fun: an aggressive call & response vocal with laid back/bluesy cello commentary
6, 10, 14. solo cello meditations over soundscapes of birds, frogs, crickets
7. sad: work song (could have come right off a U.S. plantation), abstract string tones
8. mystical & creepy: a very slow, ethereal male chorus in prayer, rises gradually
9. a very pretty quartet piece rises from a relaxed village song
11, 12. slow & steady chant-songs with minimalist cello. 12 more upbeat.
13. pleasant hunting song with birds in background and cute cello; very relaxing.
15. very nice: call & response hunting song for male chorus + rustic string quartet
[ Fo ] – 6/21/2004
Track Listing
| 1. | Ku-Isa Tama Laug | 8. | Pasibutbut | |||
| 2. | Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi | 9. | Mataisah-Hik Sagan | |||
| 3. | Mudanin Kata | 10. | Wulu Mist | |||
| 4. | Manas Kala Muampuk | 11. | Bunun Tuza | |||
| 5. | Malas Tapag | 12. | Sima Cisbug Bav | |||
| 6. | Wulu Dream | 13. | Malkakiv Malvanis | |||
| 7. | Macilumah | 14. | Wulu Sky | |||
| 15. | Pis Lai | |||||