1. 1 Throat Paint Fortune 7:37
2. 2 Paving 9:56
3. 3 Taj Mahal Interior (Agra, India) 2:54
4. 4 Armillaria 10:00
5. 5 Adoration, 1st Movement 14:45
6. 6 Pokok Echoes 9:26
7. 7 Buddhist Prayer Ceremony (Bangkok) 3:43

"Solar is a series of music travelogues (a journal in sound) charting the ever changing cross cultural currents in music's textural paths. Electroacoustics, sound sculptors, field recordings, traditional percussion, self built instruments, fourth world and electronic experimentation, genres and distinctions have become blurred reference points. This edition features over 58 minutes of exclusive and specially recorded material and includes an 18 panel guide combining information on the contributors with captured images." Track 5 - live location Binarual recording - single take - no rehearsal; improvisation using found materials, recorded at Colwick Park, Nottingham 17/3/97 Track 6 - recorded at Westheath Studios, London Manufactured in the USA. Barcode incorrectly printed on rear tray-card as: '75307240221'. Scanning the barcode produces '753907240221'

Artwork [Digital Environmental Images]

The Hirta Archive

Artwork [Visual Communication]

Matt Pyke

Compiled By [Series Editor], Other [Identity], Design

Robert H. King

Painting

Sheila S.

Photography By

Dallas Simpson

Photography By

Emma O'Bong

Photography By

Lee Hills

Photography By

Linda Muddiman

Photography By

Robin Rimbaud