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Track Listing
1. Sound Is Fading, The - (North American Indian, featuring Leah Hicks-Manning)
2. Code of Handsome Lake, The - (North American Indian)
3. Making a Noise - (North American Indian)
4. Unbound - (North American Indian)
5. Sacrifice - (North American Indian, featuring Leonard Peltier)
6. Rattlebone - (North American Indian)
7. Peyote Healing - (North American Indian, featuring Verdell Primeaux/Johnny Mike)
8. In the Blood
9. Stomp Dance (Unity) - (North American Indian, featuring The Six Nations Women Singers)
10. Lights, The
11. Take Your Partner by the Hand - (Red Alert mix, bonus track)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Howie B., James Bilagody, Joane Shenandoah, Johnny Mike, Jony Rockstar, Laura Satterfield, Leah Hicks-Manning, Leonard Peltier, Rita Coolidge, Robbie Robertson, The Six Nations Women Singers, Verdell Primeaux | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Robbie Robertson (vocals, guitar); Leah Hicks-Manning, Joane Shenandoah, James Bilagody, Jackie Bird, Star Nayea, Ivan Nevile, Rita Coolidge, Cree Summer, Caroline MacKendrick, Bonnie Jo Hunt, Anthony Begay, Verdell Primeaux, Johnny Mike, Priscilla Coolidge, Laura Satterfield (vocals); Chief Jake Thomas, Leonard Peltier (spoken vocals); Bill Dillon (guitar); Mazti Galindo (flute); Jim Wilson (keyboards, drums, percussion, programming); Marius De Vries, Tim Gordine (keyboards, programming); Jeremy Shaw, Jules Brooks (keyboards); Geoffrey Gordon (drums, frame drum, percussion); Rupert Brown, Benito Concha (drums); Jony Rockstar, Vinez Pvel, Andrew Scheps (programming).
Tudjaat: Madeleine Allakariallak, Phoebe Atagotaaluk (vocals).
Producers: Howie B, Robbie Robertson, Marius De Vries, Tim Gordine, Jim Wilson.
Engineers include: Howie B, Tim Gordine, Tim Stroh.
CONTACT FROM THE UNDERWORLD OF REDBOY was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best World Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
The erstwhile leader of the Band has never looked back since he split from that legendary ensemble. Each of his solo efforts has explored further and further into new musical areas. CONTACT FROM THE UNDERWORLD OF REDBOY is no exception. Here Robertson pays homage to his Native American heritage while venturing into the decidedly more modern realm of electronica. The thick textures, both electronic and organic, serve to underscore the message inherent in Robertson's lyrics. Essentially, CONTACT examines both the heritage of the Native Americans and the way in which it has been destroyed. The studio wizardry of Howie B is appropriately understated, adding a contemporary sheen to Robertson's somewhat Daniel Lanois-esque tunes without upstaging them.
Industry Reviews
4 Stars (out of 5) - ...a haunting, richly textured blend of ancient spirituality, rattle-the-walls guitar and hypnotic beats....a national chronicle of glory and shame, a personal story ringing with conviction.
Rolling Stone (03/19/1998)
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