The natural wonders and Aboriginal legends of Northern Australia are the inspiration behind this mystical album by New Zealand composer David Antony Clark.

Chants, nature sounds, and the ever-popular didgeridoo are woven through melodic themes and rhythms that capture the cadence of a walkabout. One cut that made me smile was "Frog Dancing," with its cell-vibrating, three-dimensional croaks. Crocs and dingoes, brush fires and morning rains create wilderness environments amidst catchy light-ambient rhythms—rather like Deep Forest, outback.

Just beyond the obvious, the ancestors beckon with echoing whistles and chants.

Australia: Beyond the Dreamtime is a set of delightful tribal ambience from David Antony Clark. The didgeridoo is the featured instrument and Clark surrounds it with flutes, guitars, keyboards and gentle percussion. Subtle chants and dramatic field recordings further enhance the atmospheres. Clark has a tale to relate and he chooses to relate it musically. This is a sonic documentation of the creation of the Earth and its cultures as described in Aboriginal legend. As the “Dreamtime" unfolds, life begins and prospers, even in the face of danger. This CD will appeal to fans of David Hudson, Adam Plack, Mark Atkins and Phillip Jones.