Cycles

by David Darling

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1982
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:13
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Cellist David Darling's 'Cycles' explores meditative minimalism and ECM-style jazz through lush instrumental layers. The album creates peaceful, atmospheric soundscapes that blend classical technique with new age introspection. It became a cornerstone of Darling's solo catalog on the label.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, instrumental, strings, ambient, gentle, chamber, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Cycle Song (7:08)
  2. Cycle One: Namaste (4:08)
  3. Fly (9:19)
  4. Ode (6:50)
  5. Cycle Two: Trio (5:35)
  6. Cycle Three: Quintet And Coda (7:53)
  7. Jessica's Sunwheel (5:20)

Credits

  • David Darling - primary artist, cello, cello [8-string electric cello], written-by
  • Arild Andersen - bass, written-by
  • Oscar Castro-Neves - guitar, written-by
  • Steve Kuhn - piano, written-by
  • Collin Walcott - sitar, tabla, percussion, written-by
  • Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, written-by

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