Atacama, by The Smiling Buddhas

Atacama

by The Smiling Buddhas

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1.	Walking Through The Desert Near Palpa (Hitched a ride in a battered collectivo in the end) 09:31	info	buy track
2.	On The Moon On Earth (Valle de La Luna) 07:07	info	buy track
3.	Ghost Towns On The Coast Of Guanera 06:45	info	buy track
4.	Plateau Pulse On Laguna Miscanti 07:49	info	buy track
5.	Gold Mines And Quicksilver 05:02		buy track
6.	Arid Lands Sink In The Pacific 06:35		buy track
7.	Flying On A Bus (Night Bus from Tacna to Nasca) 04:26	info	buy track

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A musical travelogue, a journey through the beautiful Atacama desert in Chile & Peru.

"Atacama" starts with "Walking Through The Desert Near Palpa (Hitched a ride in a battered collectivo in the end)". The piece starts with very high frequencies (out of a Roland JD-800) to finish with a rolling beat. First heat, too much sun, aching legs, thirst but at the end I've got a nice ride in a collectivo (taxi) watching the landscape passing by. "On The Moon On Earth (Valle de La Luna)“ points out the cosmological spirit of the ancient dwellers. "Ghost Towns On The Coast Of Guanera" is a hymn to the ocean, the wind, the albatros but brings us also in mind that the richness of a region through guano is history. "Flying On A Bus (Night Bus from Tacna to Nasca)" is the final tune of the travelogue. We never felt as close to death as on this crazy bus ride from Tacna to Nasca.

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released February 1, 2012

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