Talking Drum

Experimental · 2005 · 27 tracks · 1h 12m

Talking Drum

A sprawling collage of global field recordings, interactive electronics, and avant-garde percussion. This is not the R&B artist, but a deep dive into sonic ethnography.

February 8, 2005

A curious and intellectually stimulating journey through global soundscapes and digital abstractions.

Tracklist · 27 Tracks · 1h 12m

01

Rumba Quinto

3:15

02

Invention #3

2:26

03

Cremation Procession (Bali)

3:27

04

Tennis Court

5:39

05

Hammering

0:53

06

Honda Bay

2:41

07

Invention #2

1:42

08

Rumba Kata

1:31

09

Invention #5

5:56

10

Quiapo Market District

6:30

11

Invention #2

1:41

12

Mariwo Chant

3:55

13

Talking Drum (Berkeley)

2:36

14

Cremation Procession Downbeat

6:51

15

Invention #1

2:57

16

Talking Drum (Groningen)

0:45

17

Chango

1:25

18

Fireworks

0:40

19

Hawai’i Bird Park

1:15

20

Frogs In Irrigation Canals

3:36

21

Vultures & Muezzin

1:15

22

Rooster

0:13

23

Mouth Full Of Fire

1:19

24

Talking Drum (Isea ’95)

1:39

25

Invention #4 (Uiuc)

2:55

26

Invention #4 (Headlands)

3:26

27

Cremation Flame

2:18

Moments Worth Listening For

The jarring transition from the naturalistic Quiapo Market District into the stark, digital pulse of the Inventions

The way the talking drum in the Berkeley recording seems to converse directly with the surrounding environmental hiss

The haunting layering of the Muezzin's call against the harsh, natural sounds of vultures in track 21

Where This Album Departs

How does Talking Drum sound next to the rest of Chris Brown's catalogue?

Mysterious+4.0σ

Mysterious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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