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Keyboardist-composer Peter Kater's Faces of the Sun accurately states "File under New Age/Native American/Peter Kater." Six different Native American flutists are utilized (one apiece) on various tracks so the feel of Native American music is felt throughout.
Unfortunately the new age aspects of the music dominate with plenty of one-chord vamps, endless noodling on pieces that do not develop and forgettable soundscapes.
Peter Kater's electronics lack any real personality, Paul McCandless is largely wasted (mostly heard on penny whistle) and nothing much happens.
But at least this set was properly labeled "new age"; it functions best as background music.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RavenPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Mary Youngblood | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Faces of the SunPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Bill Miller | Play | 06:33 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Changeless and EternalPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Arvel Byrd | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Wind at Your BackPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Kevin Locke | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Feather on the WindPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Douglas Blue Feather | Play | 05:42 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Stone TeepeesPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Bill Miller | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Lone HawkPeter Kater | Peter Kater, Jeff Ball, Jeff Bell | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Rite of PassagePeter Kater | Peter Kater, Joseph Fire Crow | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Place of PeacePeter Kater | Peter Kater, Douglas Blue Feather | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 313 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Ball | Additional Personnel, Native American Flute, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jeff Bell | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Arvel Bird | Additional Personnel, Violin |
| 4 | Arvel Byrd | Primary Artist, Violin |
| 5 | Hans Christian | Cello |
| 6 | Douglas Blue Feather | Additional Personnel, Native American Flute, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Joseph Fire Crow | Additional Personnel, Native American Flute, Native American Instruments, Primary Artist |
| 8 | David Glasser | Mastering |
| 9 | Mike Hamilton | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 10 | Hans Christina | Cello, Main Personnel |
| 11 | Peter Kater | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Composer, Engineer, Main Personnel, Mixing, Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Rhythm Track, Sequencing, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Strings |
| 12 | Tony Levin | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 13 | Kevin Locke | Additional Personnel, Native American Flute, Primary Artist |
| 14 | Jason Mahshie | Photography |
| 15 | James Marienthal | Executive Producer |
| 16 | Paul McCandless | Additional Personnel, Oboe, Penny Whistle |
| 17 | Bill Miller | Additional Personnel, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist |
| 18 | Valerie Sanford | Art Direction, Design |
| 19 | Mary Youngblood | Additional Personnel, Native American Flute, Primary Artist |
| 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. |