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Mickey Hart/Planet Drum

Initial release : August 1998

Rykodisc 10396

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Tracks

  • Angola (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)
  • Yabu (Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo/Olantunji)
  • Endless River (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo/Mauleon)
  • Umayeyo (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)
  • Secret Meeting Place (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)
  • Tall Grass (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)
  • Umasha (Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)
  • Frog Dance (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain)
  • Damawoo (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hussain)
  • Indoscrub (Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)
  • Wheel of Time (Hart/Hussain)
  • Space Dust (Adepoju/Garibaldi/Hart/Hidalgo/Hussain/Kumalo)

    Bonus disc;

  • Umasha (Strawberry Swamp Fever Mix) (Renavigated and reconstructed by Loop Guru)
  • Yabu (Transmigration Mix) (Remix by Jack Dangers)
  • Umayeyo (Slakked Plastic Remix) (Remix by Rickie Hawtin)
  • Wheel of Time (Stolen Moments Real Time Dub Crime Remix) (Mixed by The Eye)
Musicians

The CD booklet gives musician information for each track;

Angola;

  • Sikiru Adepoju - djembe, dundun, metal percussion
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit, metal percussion
  • Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir - vocals (sampled)
  • Mickey Hart - RAMU (processed didjeridu, flute, chinese erhu samples, vocal samples), lead vocals, djembe, metal percussion
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - djembe, shekere, cluster drums, metal percussion, bongos
  • Zakir Hussain - djembe, def drum, metal percussion
  • Bakithi Kumalo - electric bass
  • Graham Wiggins - didjeridu sample
Yabu;
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - RAMU (processed flute, vocal samples)
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - congas, timbale, cowbell
  • Zakir Hussain - madals, nepalese madal
  • Bakithi Kumalo - electric bass
  • Babatunde Olatunji - vocal sample
Endless River;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - dundun
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - hand bell, tubular bells, udu
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - congas
  • Zakir Hussain - madals, duggi, tabla
  • Bakithi Kumalo - electric bass
  • Babatunde Olatunji - vocal sample
  • Rebeca Mauleon - vocals
Umayeyo;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - dundun
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - RAMU (glass harp), octobons, caxixi, djembe
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - djembe, congas, banya
  • Zakir Hussain - kanjira, tambourine, grand dumbek, djembe
  • Bakithi Kumalo - electric bass, lead vocals
Secret Meeting Place;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - dundun, metal percussion
  • Jorge Bermudez - djembe, shekere
  • Chalo Eduardo - shekere
  • David Garibaldi - wood blocks
  • Mickey Hart - surdo, large steel bodied tenor drum
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - djembe, congas, cowbells, vocals
  • Zakir Hussain - djembe, angklungs, tar
  • Bakithi Kumalo - shekere
  • Bobi Cespedes - vocals
  • Jesus Diaz - vocals
  • Raz Kennedy - vocals
  • Allen Kushan - vocals
  • Rebeca Mauleon - vocals
Tall Grass;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - dundun, tuned drums, lead vocals
  • Jorge Bermudez - djembe
  • Chalo Eduardo - djembe
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - kanjira
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - timbales, congas
  • Zakir Hussain - djembe
  • Bakithi Kumalo - large steel bodied tenor drum
  • Bobi Cespedes - vocals
  • Jesus Diaz - vocals
  • Raz Kennedy - vocals
  • Allen Kushan - vocals
  • Rebeca Mauleon - vocals
Umasha;
  • Jorge Bermudez - cowbell
  • Chalo Eduardo - djembe, stick djembe
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - RAMU (Keyboard), balafon, hoop drum, berimbau
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - congas, bata
  • Zakir Hussain - dholak, tar
  • Bakithi Kumalo - electric bass, lead vocals
  • Joey Blake - vocals
  • Bobi Cespedes - vocals
  • Raz Kennedy - vocals
  • Allen Kushan - vocals
  • Rebeca Mauleon - vocals
Frog Dance;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - dundun, djembe
  • Jorge Bermudez - shekere
  • Chalo Eduardo - triangle
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - devil chasers, shekere, concussion tube, englehardt bells, wood blocks
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - djembe, udu, lead vocals
  • Zakir Hussain - djembe, madals
  • Airto Moreira - caxixi
Damawoo;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - dundun
  • Chalo Eduardo - tambourine, cuica
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - bomba indio, roto-toms, kanjira, tom toms, octobons, wood blocks, ilib kundu
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - congas, vocals
  • Zakir Hussain - duggi, madal, djembe, bongos
  • Bakithi Kumalo - large steel bodied tenor drum
  • Bobi Cespedes - vocals
  • Jesus Diaz - vocals
  • Raz Kennedy - vocals
  • Allen Kushan - vocals
  • Rebeca Mauleon - vocals
Indoscrub;
  • David Garibaldi - drum kit
  • Mickey Hart - RAMU (processed kalimba, violin, flute, vocal samples, scrub samples, water drop samples, trumpet samples)
  • Reya Hart - vocal sample
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - congas, timbales
  • Zakir Hussain - bass drum
  • Bakithi Kumalo - electric bass
Wheel Of Time;
  • Mickey Hart - bass drum, gong, keyboard, englehardt bells
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - bata
  • Zakir Hussain - tabla, dholak, lead vocals
  • Mimi Spencer - tambourine, tambura, finger cymbals
Space Dust;
  • Sikiru Adepoju - wood blocks
  • David Garibaldi - wood blocks
  • Mickey Hart - wood blocks, processed crickets
  • Giovanni Hidalgo - wood blocks
  • Zakir Hussain - wood blocks
  • Bakithi Kumalo - wood blocks
  • Bobi Cespedes - vocals
  • Rebeca Mauleon - vocals
  • Rainforest ambience recorded by Steven Feld in Bosavi, Papua New Guinea
Credits

  • Producer - Mickey Hart
  • Associate Producer - Candice Pacheco
  • Engineer - Tom Flye
  • Assistant Engineer - Zac Allentuck
  • Sound Design - Candice Pacheco
  • Pre-Production - Zakir Hussain
  • Pro Tools editing - Kevin Sellers
  • Additional editing - Mark Jeffrey
  • Mastering - Joe Gastwirt
  • Production management - Howard Cohen
  • Management - Cameron Sears
  • Legal - Eric Doney
  • Liner Notes - Fredric J. Lieberman, Mickey Hart
  • Photography - John Werner
  • Illustration, Design - Steven Jurgensmeyer, Stevee Postman

  • Recorded at Studio X
  • Mixed at Club Front
  • Mastered at Ocean View Digital

  • Thanks;

    "The journey continues. A project like this is many months in the making. Without the love and understanding of our families, we could never have completed this project.

    The CD booklet also includes a lengthy list of 'thanks'.

    Bonus disc;

  • Umasha (Strawberry Swamp Fever Mix) - Renavigated and reconstructed by Loop Guru at The Shrine
  • Yabu (Transmigration Mix) - Additional production and remix by Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto
  • Umayeyo (Slakked Plastic Remix) - Remix and additional production by Rickie Hawtin. Recorded at the Building, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • Wheel of Time (Stolen Moments Real Time Dub Crime Remix) - Produced and mixed by The Eye for WordSound I-Pows
Related releases

Indoscrub and Endless River were included on a DVD single;

Wheel Of Time was included on; Angola was included on;