Byron Metcalf - Inner Rhythm Meditations, Vol. II '2018

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A drummer who specializes in shamanic trance, Byron Metcalf is a musician,
producer, and educator based in Arizona. A professional drummer since the age of
15, he played on hit albums including Kenny Rogers The Gambler before earning a
Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology. His dozens of new age recordings include
collaborations with composer Steve Roach.

After deciding to focus on the healing arts instead of session work in the late
80s, Metcalf released the solo album Helpers, Guides & Allies: Navigating the
Shamanic Landscape in 1998. An album with Roach called The Serpents Lair
followed in 2000. He then self-released his second solo LP, 2001s Not Without
Risk. Subsequent albums included 2003s Wachumas Wave and 2004s Mantram, both
with Roach and Mark Seelig, and 2005s The Shamans Heart. The latter featured
Metcalf on drums as well as instruments like rattles, beads, udu, and seed pods.
A Warning from the Elders followed in 2007, and another record with Roach and
Seelig, 2008s Nada Terma, marked his debut with Projekt Records. Induction:
Breathe, Surrender, Repeat arrived in 2009.

In the 2010s, Metcalf continued to record his meditative, drum-based music at a
steady pace, issuing Dream Tracker with Roach and Dashmesh Khalsa in 2010. The
Shamans Heart II: The Healing Journey and Earth Om: Sacred Resonance both
followed in 2012. Earth Om featured credits such as gong, didgeridoo, om
chanting, and nature recordings. Metcalf and Roachs Tales from the Ultra Tribe
started off 2013, which also saw the release of Medicine Work with Rob Thomas of
Inlakesh, and the solo LP Holiday Shamanic Journeys. The Seelig collaboration
Intention and his own A Healing the Earth Journey were issued the following
year, and 2015 brought Monuments of Ecstasy (Metcalf/Roach/Thomas), The Strong &
Powerful Heart Meditation (Metcalf), and, with Sandra Ingerman, The Spirit of
Healing. His next album, 2016s Earth Luminous, paired him with electronic
musician Erik Wøllo. With guests on synthesizers, chants, and drones,
Shamanic Trance Dance arrived later that same year, as did Inner Rhythm
Meditations. A collaboration with vocalist Jennifer Grais titled They Were Here
followed in early 2018. ~ Marcy Donelson

Tracklist:
01. Byron Metcalf - A Naturally Occurring Heart
02. Byron Metcalf - Visions from the Sixth Sense
03. Byron Metcalf - A Steadfast Path
04. Byron Metcalf - Embrace of Uncertainty
05. Byron Metcalf - Mirrors of Perception
06. Byron Metcalf - At Play With All That Matters
07. Byron Metcalf - A Benevolent Spirit

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