Water Circle
By Shawn E. Donahoo It is a truism that good music needs no words and that the best of the good music speaks without words. Of the (relatively) few that have achieved this status, we must now add Shawn Donahoo's incredible and original new album, Water Circle. The first in the Elemental Series, Water Circle is original electronic music inspired by the imagery of Nature. Humanity is (of course) bound to water and so Water Circle is a tribute to this, the most precious and elemental foundation of our lives. Shawn's music is gentle and relaxing, yet at the same time, strong and encompassing. Listening to these well-produced compositions, this reviewer could easily conjure gentle mountain streams, jungle rivers flowing through lush tropical growth, ponds in underground caves, even the gentle Pacific waves lapping on a sun-drenched island paradise. Each of the eight suites that make up Water Circle explores the moods, the ebb and the flow of this mighty realm, from the cry of whales and dolphins to the gurgling of little country brooks. The result is an outpouring and flowing of appreciation that is magically relaxing and inspiring. This reviewer knows Shawn Donahoo as a poet. His book of original poetry Poems and Meditations is an absolute delight. How talented Shawn must be, to create poetry in words and now in music! Water Circle is a tribute to the life and life-giving properties of water. It is also an album that is sure to calm your very being with images that relate to your soul. Water Circle speaks to you with courageous yet soothing musical words! Richard Fuller Approximately 45 minutes, Issue Date: 1995, Cost: CD $15.50, Cassette $10.50 (prices include S&H in USA, Outside USA add $5), Source: Ancient Fountain Music, 409 Canal St. NE, Decatur, AL, 35601, Phone: 800-556-0554 or 205-350-0983; E-Mail: sdonahoo@traveller.com; Home Page: http://www.hsv.tis.net/~sdonahoo/ | 
