Byron Metcalf with Steve Roach: Wachuma’s Wave (CD)

Wachuma, Spirit of the four winds, the night-blooming king of night, ushers us on a voyage of soulful remembrance; A remembrance of what we are, and what we may be. Wachuma’s Wave is a portal of travel, a soul retrieval, a ritual of deep time dreaming. Veteran trance percussionist BYRON METCALF teams up with German-based musician and shamanic practitioner MARK SEELIG to bring forth a multi-textural blend of Bonsuri flutes, sacred chants and overtone singing, simmering percussion and other hybrid grooves, augmented by rich offerings of deep drift ambient synthesizer and didgeridoo from special guest, soundscape maestro STEVE ROACH.

This project was built around Byron’s evolving style of acoustic and processed percussion pieces pulsing in the spirit of The Serpent’s Lair release with Steve Roach. The spiritually rich overtone voice and flute of German musician Mark Seelig creates a unique stirring blend that is organic at the core. Although Steve was consumed in the creation of Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces, he joined in on the project later on, adding soundworlds and processing on all the tracks.