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WITH
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RELEASING NEW ALBUM
‘DRUMS OF COMPASSION’
ON MAY 24TH
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"MUSIC PROMPTS US TO RESPOND WITH OPEN-HEARTEDNESS INSTEAD OF JUDGMENT. IT USHERS US TO A HIGHER PLACE FROM WHERE WE CAN SEE BEYOND DISTRACTIONS TO WHAT IS TRUE AND GOOD AND LASTING."
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This album is graced with an Introduction Vocal Incantation by Olatunji himself and acts as a bridge between eras, cultures, and sounds, embodying the spirit of unity and the transformative power of music. The album boasts an ensemble of musical virtuosos, including Jack DeJohnette, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Trey Gunn and special guest Babatunde Olatunji, among others. Their collective genius creates a tapestry of rhythmic brilliance that transcends conventional music boundaries, offering listeners an immersive sonic experience.
Shrieve’s collaboration with Soundmaster Jeff Greinke lays the foundation of the album with ambient, space-evoking melodies that serve as a backdrop to the dynamic percussive elements. Recorded in the iconic Robert Lang and London Bridge Studios in Seattle, “Drums of Compassion” offers a rich acoustic experience, further enriched by contributions from world-renowned musicians during a serendipitous gathering at the Bumbershoot Festival. The album’s artwork, crafted by the talented designer Christo Downs and artist Penebranca, mirrors the album’s profound musical narrative, presenting a visual feast that complements the auditory journey.
“Drums of Compassion” is more than an album; it’s an offering from Shrieve to the world. It’s a declaration of the pure intentions of musicians, a prayer for compassion, and an invitation to explore the depth of human connection through the universal language of music. Available on May 24, 2024, “Drums of Compassion” promises to be a landmark release in Shrieve’s illustrious career and a beacon of hope and unity while inviting listeners to embark on a journey of musical and spiritual discovery.
THE NEW RELEASE
BY
MICHAEL
SHRIEVE
Entitled
DRUMS OF COMPASSION
Pre-order at:
https://7dmedia.com/micheal-shrieve-drums-of-compassion
Michael Shrieve will soon release the most important and personal project of his post-Santana career, Drums of Compassion, an album he has worked on for over 10 years. Michael states that it reflects “the height of my awareness, bringing forward to the public my sense of being a spiritual man.”
The music defies categorization, in the most gorgeous way. Some call it ambient world music, others call it deep new age. Whatever the label, Drums of Compassion is layer upon layer of percussion, drum, voice and melody created by musical masters pointing to the truth. Michael started the project by asking himself a question: “What kind of music would I like to listen to at 2:00 in the morning, music that’s composed by a drummer?” “Recording started with only two of us – Jeff Greinke, the phenomenal ambient synth player, and me playing 16 tom toms that surrounded me while I stood in the middle and made them rumble and sing. After these elements were laid down, I asked my friends to participate and add their layers of talent and sensitivity.” These “friends” whom Michael invited to contribute to Drums of Compassion happen to be some of the world’s finest musicians. Among them are Babatunde Olatunji, Amon Tobin, Jack DeJohnette; Airto Moriera, Zakir Hussain, Pete Lockett, Trey Gunn and Skerik. Since its inception a decade ago, Michael knew he would call the recording Drums of Compassion, a play on the title of Nigerian percussion master Babatunde Olatunji’s seminal album, 1960’s Drums of Passion. The long gestation has made this addition to Michael Shrieve’s legacy that much more inspiring. Drums of Compassion was produced by Michael Shrieve and co-produced and engineered by Eric Awes.
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DISCOGRAPHY
SOLO PROJECTS
Transfer Station Blue - Michael Shrieve (1984)
Big Picture - Michael Shrieve, David Beal (1989)
with Klaus Schulze and Kevin Shrieve
Stiletto - Michael Shrieve (1989)
with Mark Isham, David Torn, Andy Summers and Terje Gevelt
The Leaving Time - Michael Shrieve (1989)
with Steve Roach
Two Doors - Michael Shrieve (1996)
with Jonas Hellborg and Shawn Lane
Fascination - Michael Shrieve (2001)
with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz
Drums of Compassion - 2024
with Jeff Greinke, Jack DeJohnette, Zakir Hussain and Airto Moriera
SANTANA
Santana (1969)
Abraxas (1970)
Santana III (1971)
Caravanserai (1972)
Love Devotion and Surrender (1973) - John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana
Welcome (1973)
Lotus (1974)
Borboletta (1974)
Santana’s Greatest Hits (1974)
Viva Santana! [Columbia/Sony] (1988)
Abraxas (Gold Remaster) (1991)
Dance of the Rainbow Serpent (1995)
Abraxas (1998)
Santana [Japan Bonus Tracks] (1998)
Santana III [Japan Bonus Tracks] (1998)
Santana III (Remastered) (2000)
Best of Santana, Vol. 2 (2000)
Abraxas (Remastered) (2000)
Divine Light - Love Devotion Surrender [Bill Laswell Remix] (2001)
Essential Santana (2002)
Shaman (2002)
Caravanserai (Remastered) (2003)
Love Devotion Surrender [Bonus Tracks] (2003)
Santana: Legacy Edition [Bonus CD] (2004)
COLLABORATIONS
Automatic Man (1976)
Go (1976)
with Stomu Yamash'ta, Steve Winwood, Klaus Schulze
Go Live From Paris - (1976)
with Stomu Yamash'ta, Steve Winwood, Klaus Schulze, Al Dimeola
Go Too - (1977)
with Stomu Yamashta
Novo Combo (1980)
Animation Generation - Novo Combo (1982)
Through the Fire - Hagar Schon Arronson Shrieve (1984)
Abraxas Pool (1997)
Oracle - [exclusive at iTunes] (2005)
with Amon Tobin
DRUMMER / PERCUSSIONIST
David Crosby - If Only I Could Remember My Name (1971)
with Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Jerry Garcia
Luis Gasca - For Those Who Chant (1972)
Mill Valley - Bunch Casting Pearls(1972)
with Michael Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites
Wilding - Bonus: Pleasure Signals (1978)
Mickie D's Unicorn (1979)
Time Actor: Klaus Schultze and Richard Wahnfried (1979)
The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (1980)
Pat Travers - Crash and Burn (1980)
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
Pat Travers - Radio Active (1981)
Klaus Schulze - Trancefer (1981)
Jefferson Airplane Loves You (1982)
Klaus Schulze - Audentity (1983)
Mickie D's Unicorn - Turn on the Music Machine (1983)
Klaus Schulze - Richard Wahnfried Plays Megatone (1984)
Roger Hodgson - In the Eye of The Storm (1984)
Rolling Stones - Rewind (1984)
Mick Jagger - She's the Boss (1985)
Porky's Revenge! - Original Soundtrack (1985)
with Dave Edmunds and George Harrison
Bob Moses - The Story of Moses (1987)
Brian Slawson - Distant Drums (1988)
Marty Fogel - Many Bobbing Heads, at Last... (1989)
Freddie Hubbard - Times Are Changin' (1989)
Jill Sobule - Things Here Are Different (1990)
Klaus Schulze - Drive Inn, Vol. 2 Rainer Bloss (1990)
Marley's Ghost How Can I Keep From Singing: Gospel (1991)
Robert Gordon - All for the Love of Rock 'N' Roll (1994)
Zucchero - Miserere (1994)
Jim Carroll - World Without Gravity: The Best of the Jim Carroll Band (1994)
Steve Winwood - The Finer Things (1995)
McKinley - Big Top Shop Talk (1998)
Octave of the Holy Innocents (1995)
with Jonas Hellborg and Buckethead
Robert Gordon - All for the Good of Rock and Roll (1994)
David Torn - Collection (1998)
Klaus Schulze - Trancefer/Dig It (1999)
Alan Merrill - Merrilly Christmas (2001)
Shawn Smith - Shield of Thorns 2003
Octave Of The Holy Innocents - Remix (2004)
with Jonas Hellborg and Buckethead
Pistol Star - Crawl (2004)
PRODUCER
Santana III (1971)
Santana - Caravanserai (1972)
Santana - Welcome (1973)
Santana - Borboletta (1974)
Michael Shrieve - Transfer Station Blue (1984)
Michael Shrieve and David Beal - The Big Picture (1989)
Michael Shrieve - Stiletto (1989)
Michael Shrieve with Steve Roach The Leaving Time (1989)
Rumors of the Big Wave - Burning Times (1991)
Brothers of the Baladi - Eye of the World (1994)
Michael Shrieve - Two Doors (1996)
Abraxas Pool - Abraxas Pool (1997)
F-5 - Dodging the Dream Killers (1998)
Brothers Of The Baladi - Heart of the Beast (1998)
Douglas September - Ten Bulls (1998)
Bill Frisell - with Elvin Jones and Dave Holland (2001)
Fascination - Michael Shrieve (2001)
Santana - Aye Aye Aye (2003)
New Monsoon - The Sound (2005)
AriSawkaDoria (2006)
Ruby Dee and The Snakehandlers (2006)
COMPILATIONS
Novus Sampler (1988)
Big Bang: In the Beginning Was a Drum (1994)
All Day Thumbsucker Revisited (1995)
New Spirits in Jazz (1996)
New Spirits in Jazz, Pt. 2 (1997)
Guitar Zone (1998)
World of Drums & Percussion (1998)
Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' (1999)
World of Drums And Percussion, Vol. 2 (2000)
Miniatures, Vol. 2 (2000)
Ritmo de la Noche / Rhythm of the Night: The Very Best of Latin Jazz (2002)
Story of the Blues [Sony] (2003)
Mojo Presents (Can) (2004)
Soul to Soul, DVD & CD [Rhino] (2004)
Blue Note Plays Sting / Various (2005)
FILM & TELEVISION COMPOSITIONS
Tempest (1982)
Film, directed by Paul Mazursky
Children of Time Square (1986)
Television, directed by Curtis Hanson
Return (1986)
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Film, directed by Curtis Hanson
Blue Movies (1988)
American Chronicles (1990)
Television, directed by David Lynch
The Take (1990)
Crossing the Bridge (1992)
FILM APPEARANCES
Woodstock (1970)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Stamping Ground (1970)
Fillmore (1972)
Soul to Soul (2004)
Featuring the 1971 music celebration in Ghana, West Africa. Performers: Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner, Les McCann and Eddie Harris, The Staple Singers, Voices of East Harlem, Santana
A Night at the Family Dog (2005)
Featuring a 1970 concert
ALBUM'S MICHAEL HAS PLAYED ON
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER
RAY SHASHO
OUTSTANDING
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CHAPTER ONE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF THE MUSIC LEGENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US
THE HARDCOVER EDITION IS A BONAFIDE COLLECTORS ITEM!
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
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