The Highly Anticipated Second Album from Kan'Nal 'Dreamwalker'
North American Release Date - 5th September 2006
UK/European/South American/ROW Release Date - 22nd January 2007
(PRWEB) December 26, 2006 -- 'Dreamwalker', the eagerly anticipated new album from Kan'Nal, has been set for a Worldwide release of Monday 22nd January via Sunset Records (North American release is Tuesday 5th September). 'Gypsy', the first single taken from the album, will be released as a digital download worldwide on 2nd January (see below for partial listing for all digital download sites). A Special Edition version of the album will be released worldwide on 22nd January. The Special Edition version will include a coupon for a bonus Video download mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound courtesy of engineer Mateo.
Featuring eight new songs written and arranged by Tzol, 'Dreamwalker' is the world music artist's first album since the 2004 'EP' and the second installment in a world musical journey that originally began with the release of the 'Self-Titled' CD in 2001.
Written and arranged by Tzol with engineering assistance courtesy of Mateo (a regular Kan'Nal collaborator who has also worked with the band live production team). "'The Self Titled CD' is one particular journey in early 2001 when Tzol met guitarist Tierro in the village of San Marcos on the magical lake Atitlan. Writing songs and performing together in Guatemala inspired them to capture their vision on an album. "Tzol explains that the "'EP' was when Kan'Nal gained a new visual and mystical dimension. This new one is about cries that have flown over the Nevada desert at Burning Man, sounded from the Rockies at Dreamtime in Colorado, and echoed through the Earthdance Festival in California, drawing thousands of listeners to join Kan'Nal on their journey."
'Dreamwalker' selections include the title track and the debut single 'Gypsy'. Also featured is 'Time', 'Iris', 'Oxlahun', 'Sun and Moon' and a live version of 'Animal Angel'. The album will be made available as both a CD and a Digital Download in high-resolution audio and 5.1 Surround Sound.
Blending rock, soul and a plethora of other musical influences with extended grooves and ever changing musical textures, 'Dreamwalker' has already been compared to the Peter Gabriel classic 'Gabriel Live' set showcasing rock with world music at just a high level.
"The music, the dances, the story in the songs proclaim, 'tear down the borders, unite the colors, bring down the fire and walk as one' ("Gypsy") developed naturally in some way", says Tzol. "Shake my bones 'til they shatter/shake my soul like a rattle" ("Desert Flower") are words that you develop naturally and stick with it." And when you get a groove going, around extended, richly textured world, soul and rock grooves, the themes of "Dreamwalker" range from impending mortality and a goal towards an overall feeling of one people, one color, and one earth.
"Living together near the lake, all four drew inspiration from the beauties and hardships that surrounded them now," Tzol remarks on his songwriting strategy. "Kan'Nal gained a new visual and mystical dimension."
Tzol's renowned lyrical spirituality once more comes to the fore throughout 'Dreamwalker'. The hint of tribal attack in 'Desert Flower' was written after the Earthdance festival hit California. "The song echoed through the Earthdance Festival in California, drawing thousands of listeners to join Kan'Nal on their journey", he says. 'Dreamwalker' was recorded in village of San Marcos on the magical Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. The album features an extraordinary line-up of musicians, many of who have previously worked with Tzol and his band Kan'Nal on stage and in the studio. Included are drummer Gilly, bassist Rodolfo, guitarists Tzol and Tierro, Didgeridoo, percussion, and samples Aaron and Performance art by Teresita and Akayate. Tzol performs Vocals, lyrics, and plays rhythm guitar.
Kan'Nal's Worldwide tour starts on 21st December on a small pyramid in the Mundo Perdido of the ancient city of Tikal, Guatemala. The album's South American and Worldwide release date coincides with a hometown shows in Guatemala along with Mexico and Costa Rica. Kan'Nal toured and played over 70 live shows in 2006, when they released the critically acclaimed studio album 'Dreamwalker'.
From 27th December, 'Gypsy', the first single taken from 'Dreamwalker', will be made available as digital download at every online provider in the world.
About Sunset Records Group (SRG):
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