Credits:

Stephan Micus

Description:

This is the 25th ECM release by unique musician and composer Stefan Mikus. He has collected and studied instruments from around the world and used them to create his own musical journey, but the star of the sound on this album is the four-meter Tibetan dungchen trumpet, which he recently learned and used for the first time. The instrument's roaring tone led to the album's name and its nine tracks celebrating gods around the world. Says he, "I dedicate this music to the great family of thunder gods around the world and humbly hope that when they hear this music, their destructive forces will somehow be appeased." The album features instruments from Tibet, India, Burma, Borneo, Siberia, Japan, South America, Gambia, Namibia, Sweden, and Bavaria (all played by Stephan Mikus).

Tracklisting:

1.Everywhere, Nowhere
2.Leila
3.The Promise
4.The Stars
5.The Spring
6.The Blessing
7.The Feast
8.Laughing at Thunder