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The Great Mystery

by Desert Dwellers

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The Great Mystery is the latest full length album by the Desert Dwellers, and it is truly a jet setting piece of work. The 12-track collection was predominately recorded on the road, in airports, airplanes, and hotel rooms and finished in multiple studios in multiple countries. Even the live recordings were done with various musicians and singers from around the world in rooms ranging from Berlin to Santa Cruz over the past 2 years. This release is a special one, because it’s the first fully realized album of all original music that Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe have produced together, even though it is the 8th full album in the Desert Dwellers catalog, along with countless singles, eps, and remixes.

The title of the album is derived from a Terrance McKenna quote, “Life is like a moment, we’re born out of a mystery, and we die into a mystery.” The duo notes, “Life and Death are great mysteries and we felt that was a pretty amazing theme to go with.” The album also features a talented cast of collaborators including Rick Hunter playing Oud, singer Megan Chandler, violinist HÄANA, Ixchel Prisma, Anuradha Genrich, and a host of others. The duo also worked with notable engineers including Torin Goodnight (Bird Of Prey), Benjamin Last (Temple Step Project), Yulu Fershtat (Perfect Stranger), and James Lumb (of Electric Skychurch Fame) who did analog summing that really transformed the sound quality of the album.

The diverse recording locations are just as mixed as the albums vast range of musical inspirations. The pair’s musical palate spans from classical world music to psychedelic rock, all forms of hypnotic deep electronic music, reggae and dub, to pop and everything in between. The duo enthusiastically state, “Its always been a dream to create an album that embodied many of the styles we resonate most with, and The Great Mystery is that album!” They add, “When it comes to electronic music we have always refused to be ‘genrefied’ and this album goes on the complete journey from our classic tribal downtempo grooves to tribal techno, psychedelic trance, dubstep and ambient, all under one unified sound.”

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released March 20, 2015

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All Tracks Written & Produced by Amani Friend & Treavor Moontribe

Meagan Chandler - Vocals (2)
Anuradha Genrich - Vocals (4) (10)
Pandit Birju Maharaj - Vocals (3)
Nicolle Jensen - Vocals (9)
Ixchel Prrisma - Spoken Word on (1) (12)
Navjit Kandola - Spoken Word on (10)
Jesse Hendricks - Flute on (1) (11) (12)
HÄANA - Violin on (1) (11)
Ricardin - Oud on (4)

Addition mixdown by Torin Goodnight (3) (8)
Spinal Mix Adjustment by Benjamin Last
Premaster Summing by James Lumb
Final Mastering by Gregor Zemljic
Visionary Artwork by Aumega
(p) Global Dragon (ASCAP)
(c) Desert Dwellers 2015
www.desertdwellers.org


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Gratitude to all the talented vocalists and musicians who collaborated with us on this album; to James Lumb, Torin Goodnight, Ben Last, and Yuli Fershtat for helping make this album sound the best it can; to all our dedicated fans for believing in our music over the years, the promoters who continue to support us, and to our hard working agent Anand at Re:Evolution; to Joel Davis at Black Swan Sounds for releasing our music over the past decade; to Aumega for the amazing visual artwork; to Anton Tumas at Subtract Studios; and to all our families, friends, and communities. Live in Love!

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Desert Dwellers: Internationally acclaimed electronic music duo creating captivating soundscapes inspired by the magic of the Southwest deserts, offering a sonic oasis for global audiences.

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