Eight String Religion is composer/cellist David Darling's debut record for the Hearts of Space label.
The fruit of a decade-long collaboration between Darling and sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan, the album marries Houlihan's nature recordings to Darling's cello, piano, and vocal improvisations.
Appropriately, Eight String Religion features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity, and music.
"Sweet River" features recordings of songbirds and water from a wilderness canyon blended with delicate string textures, piano and vocals, while "Sojourn" swells with soft keyboards, cello, and ocean sounds.
More traditionally, the album's title track highlights Darling's technical skills, meshing an acoustic cello melody with a plucked rhythm figure.
Eight String Religion is a creative, intimate recording from a unique collaboration.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soft LightDavid Darling | David Darling | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | CloudsDavid Darling | David Darling | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Sweet RiverDavid Darling | David Darling | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Minor BlueDavid Darling | David Darling | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Only One WishDavid Darling | David Darling | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | SojournDave Darling | David Darling | Play | 07:24 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | RememberDavid Darling | David Darling | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Eight String Religion | David Darling | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 48 mins | 109 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Berger | Assistant |
| 2 | Kevin Clock | Assistant |
| 3 | Dave Darling | Composer |
| 4 | David Darling | Bundt Pan, Cello, Composer, Drums, Electric Cello, Log Drums, Logs, Multi Instruments, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Voices |
| 5 | Martyn Goddard | Editing |
| 6 | Jesse Henderson | Assistant |
| 7 | Stephen Hill | Art Direction |
| 8 | Mickey Houlihan | Editing, Engineer, Environmental Recording, Mixing, Producer, Sound Effects |
| 9 | Gil Markle | Assistant |
| 10 | Chris Mickle | Assistant |
| 11 | R.J. Muna | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 12 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 13 | Jeff Shuey | Digital Editing, Editing |
| 14 | Soren | Assistant |
| 15 | Steven Van Zandt | Digital Editing, Editing |
| 16 | David Vartanian | Assistant |
| 17 | Doug Wood | Digital Editing, Editing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |