| Lifegiving | |
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| Released | May 30, 2005 |
| Recorded | Utah, United States  |
| Genre | New-age, ambient |
| Length | 44:55 |
| Label | Independent Records |
| Producer | Australis |
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| Source | Rating |
| Morpheus Music | link |
| Wind and Wire | link |
Lifegiving (2005) is the music album debut by Australis.
Lifegiving was produced and recorded in Utah, United States, and was independently released by Australis on May 30, 2005.
By early 2006 "Lifegiving" was licensed and re-released in Southern Asia by the Orange Music record label.
In August 2006 two tracks from this album were included in the New Vibes Music's compilation Echoes of Tuvalu. The tracks included were "Conciliation" and "The Sound of Hope". That same month this compilation reached the top position in the New Age charts, according to New Age Reporter.
As a result of his collaboration for "Echoes of Tuvalu", the Italian magazine "New Age Music & New Sounds" published an article about Australis in October 2006 (issue № 166), and included the same two tracks from "Lifegiving" in the corresponding compilation compact disc they release with every issue.
Lifegiving is a compilation of ten musical tracks of varied styles including Ambient music, World music, Electronic music, Ethnic music, Symphonic music and Soundtrack.
One of the main characteristics of this album is the contrasting styles between the tracks. This feature tends to create an impression of surprise in the listener as each track switches to a different style than that from the previous track, developing a whole new musical landscape. The end result is a fresh, stimulating and entertaining experience.
Although one of the tracks on this album had a collaborator (Alvaro Aguayo, playing the charango in "Sacred Earth"), all the tracks were composed, arranged, produced and recorded by Australis.
This album appears to be available physically through online music retail stores like Amazon.com, CD Baby, etc. Additionally, it appears to be available digitally through digital music retailers like the iTunes Store, MSN Music, Rhapsody, etc.
For reviews of Lifegiving, please see the External Links section below.
In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section ; and to provide all or part of the harmony, i.e. the chords from a song's chord progression, where a chord is a group of notes played together. Therefore, the basic technique of rhythm guitar is to hold down a series of chords with the fretting hand while strumming or fingerpicking rhythmically with the other hand. More developed rhythm techniques include arpeggios, damping, riffs, chord solos, and complex strums.
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This is a list of jazz and popular music terms that are likely to be encountered in printed popular music songbooks, fake books and vocal scores, big band scores, jazz, and rock concert reviews, and album liner notes. This glossary includes terms for musical instruments, playing or singing techniques, amplifiers, effects units, sound reinforcement equipment, and recording gear and techniques which are widely used in jazz and popular music. Most of the terms are in English, but in some cases, terms from other languages are encountered.
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