Indalo Wind - Music
May Nighttime Be a Dawn
New album now available at Bandcamp
She Who Watches
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Rooted in love and grief, connection and continuation, She Who Watches expands on ideas and instrumentation introduced on our previous recording, Notes to Nikki. It continues the Indalo Wind practice of mixing traditional and original compositions with improvisation, realized on a diverse and dynamic array of instruments. Dedicated to our beloved Nikki, She Who Watches features unique adaptions of ancient Sanskrit chants and traditional Lakota melodies, amid haunting meditations for oud and wood flute.
CD and digital album available at Bandcamp.
CD and digital album available at Bandcamp.
“The music is quite beautiful: soothing, peaceful, uplifting. “
“Highly recommend!!!! Great group!”
“Such a beautiful album.”
Notes to Nikki
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Born of love and loss, grief and gratitude, "Notes to Nikki" is a collection of improvisations and original compositions recorded in loving memory of Nikki Walter (Eric's wife, Jackie's mother) who died on January 30, 2020 after a brave, nine-month battle with cancer. Anchored by Jackie's dynamic oud playing and Eric's soulful explorations on wooden flute, this is a uniquely personal and heartfelt musical tribute to a beautiful, intelligent, kind and caring woman who touched the lives of many people.
CD and digital album available at Bandcamp.
CD and digital album available at Bandcamp.
“Incredibly peaceful, meditative and beautiful music.”
“…beautiful, ethereal musical compositions…haunting and lovely works”
“It's an (unsurprisingly) spectacular listen, in a quiet, subdued way.”
“…so beautiful and so profound.”
“It is very beautiful music.”
"Hauntingly beautiful. Jacob’s oud playing is wonderful, Eric’s flute floats on the breeze. There is a catharsis that runs throughout the tracks; gentle, carefully articulated, very moving."
"This is incredibly emotive music."
"...lovely esoteric music...free, spiritual, deeply sensitive and a wonderful offering to wife and mother."
"It far surpasses beautiful."
Flake of the Wood
These tracks were recorded live and unrehearsed in Dirt Angel Studio, Tigard, Oregon, on July 23, 2019. Digital album available at Bandcamp.
When Flowers Fall on the Rain
(The Chime of Heart Trio)
A bold and emotional work from the members of Indalo Wind, When Flowers Fall on the Rain explores both the heartbreaking violence and disarming beauty of landscapes in continental Southeast Asia through a not-quite-ambient composition in three movements. Proceeds from initial sales of this recording were donated to landmine relief in Cambodia.
From Far and Wide
A far-ranging collection of acoustic instrumental music - from Irish traditionals to Japanese pop, Italian love songs to the Grateful Dead, and unique originals as well.
Indalo Wind
“Father and son, Eric and Jacob Walter, compose and perform as the eclectic duo Indalo Wind. I’ve known Eric’s music for many years, sometimes as a collaborator, and it always bears the mark of a natural organic flow born from his innate musical sensibilities. Judging from this recording, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Jacob’s playing has the same easy feel as his father’s and they complement each other's musical spirit well, the intimate sound of nylon strings blending together often with an Appalachian bluesy feel. In Schiarazula Marazula, their ukuleles’ contrapuntal lines capture the sound of a Renaissance lute and, at other times, when joined by the clear-toned Native American flute, their music could work in the score of a Sergio Leone western. With Latin-laced adventures (Garden of Stone), plaintive beckoning flute (Zuñi Sunrise) and even a nod towards the catchy bluegrass sounds of Old & in the Way (Ce n’est pas une chanson), this music covers a lot of ground but keeps circling back to its soulful, bluesy roots, anchored in the artful playing of father and son.”
- Courtney Von Drehle
- Courtney Von Drehle
