Dynamic Radio God Album - Kari Hohne
On the eve of her departure for a remote part of Mexico, Kari Hohne reflects on how her adventurous life has influenced her latest music album, Radio God. The popular dream analyst, best-selling author, app developer and founder of www.CafeAuSoul.com, began playing flute at an early age, followed by guitar. However, she says, it was her later interest in the synthesizer and drums that enabled her to connect her love of archetypal dream analysis, shamanism, Taoism and music into the messages shared in God of Drum (their first album) and Radio God. Nestled in the cabin near Lake Tahoe where she escapes to create, Hohne shares, “I write books about dreams and myths, so my compositions are based on Archetypes. In studying with shamans all over the world, I learned the healing and transcendental power of drumming, and I came to recognize that music can convey ancient truths to the listener. While in that zone, the drumming seems to push us beyond ego’s limitations where the melodies allow Spirit to dance.” The music of Radio God has been described as a surreal revival of world spiritual music arranged with ethnic rhythms, modern beats and infused with media nostalgia. Radio call letters serve as titles for the 10 cross-culturally mixed songs, from the dramatic “RHUA” (inspired by the Hebrew chant Shema Yisrael) to the dreamy Hawaiian surf guitar sounds of “ADON.” Performed on a multitude of different drums, this is transcendental percussion music wrapped in a diverse tapestry of inspirational sounds. Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck of New Age Music Reviews gave the album a 5-star rating of “Excellent” writing, “What makes it all so special is that it takes the old and mixes it with the new in a distinct musical fashion. This kind of mix is what makes...the entire recording a true musical adventure.” Radio God seems to be both a follow up and a response to Get Tribal’s acclaimed debut album, God of Drum, which earned the group Best New Artist and Best World Album nominations by the Zone Music Reporter in 2014. While God of Drum’s drumming/bass lines were created to actually move up through the body’s chakra centers, Radio God is more interpretive and playful, throwing music, media and sounds to the heavens and capturing them as they come back in a sonic rainstorm. Hohne says her drum-based music was created to fill a void in the market for tracks that are designed to be used with yoga and exercise where one runs faster and holds postures longer. “I believe drumming has its own melodic tonality. It engages the heart and can lead the listener on a journey of awakening to empowerment. I purposely create space in my compositions that startle the listener to open to the unexpected,” she explains, adding “Like dreaming, it is our journey into the unknown that teaches us the most. And just as yoga has a way of placing the body in submission to the spirit, what if we used shamanic drumming to place the body in obedient alignment, allowing our Spirit free to dance?” Radio God crosses boundaries of time, cultures and genres, making it perfect for yoga, exercise, or simply kicking back and listening. Learn the inspirations and archetypes behind each track at www.cafeausoul.com/products/music/radio-god Links: Video www.youtube.com/watch Facebook at www.facebook.com/gogettribal iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/album/radio-god/id1038234576 Amazon www.amazon.com/Radio-God-Get-Tribal/dp/B0154BWHL4/ |
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