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World fusion inventors and the genre's musical ambassadors in perpetuity. They have no less than 3 magnum opuses and to my ears, masterpieces. The albums Quiet Fire, Dreamchaser, and World Without Walls. But if you know and love world fusion, by now you ought to own every single release by this group. We are all extremely fortunate to have such exceptional contributors to the sphere of instrumental music in general, not just this particular genre.
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🐘The latest Ancient Future Times is out now and there's an Elephant in the YouTube!🐘 View Sept. 2022 Issue of the Ancient Future Times with Video and Photos: https://www.ancient-future.com/news2022.html
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The first video release to feature Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort’s custom Martin scalloped fretboard guitar was recorded at the inaugural performance of the Alternate Reality Concerts from the Ancient Future on his birthday! https://youtu.be/smFCU30iWjE
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The latest Ancient Future Times features 2020 visions to help the world fusion music movement enter the next decade! http://www.ancient-future.com/newsjan2020.html
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The Ancient Future Times is out now with 2020 vision! http://ancient-future.com/newsdec2019.html
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Ancient Future featuring world guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort, Arabic violin virtuoso Georges Lammam, Arabic percussion master Antoine Lammam, and keyboardist extraordinaire Doug McKeehan performs Saturday, July 28, at 8 PM, at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, California. http://www.ancient-future.com/pr_7_28_18.html
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For #WorldFusionWednesday, the latest Ancient Future Times celebrates 38 years of world fusion music: http://www.ancient-future.com/newsfeb2017.html
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Make world fusion music great again in an alternate universe and get a free unreleased Ancient Future download in this one when you subscribe to the Ancient Future Times! http://www.ancient-future.com/newsjan2017.html
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In loving memory of original Ancient Future member Phil Fong. RIP: http://www.ancient-future.com/newsoct2016.html
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The latest Ancient Future Times is out now: http://www.ancient-future.com/newsapril2016.html
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The Ancient Future Times here now: http://www.ancient-future.com/newsjan2016.html
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YpShen: Nobody in the band Ancient Future has ever been a fan of new age music either. There is no influence of ambient music present, what you are hearing is likely the influence of various Asian music traditions. There is a superficial similarity between many forms of Asian music and new age music. But structurally, the music of Ancient Future is solidly based on world music traditions. Check out the book "Ancient Traditions--Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India" by Ancient Future band leader Matthew Montfort. Famous jazz drummer Steve Smith went through that book to get ready for a percussion summit with Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain. After spending a few years going through the exercises, you will be able to easily identify many of the structural elements of various world music traditions that are present in the music of Ancient Future.
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Hm, not bad music overall. However I am a little disappointed to be honest. Maybe I expected to much from the description, but here I mostly hear western sort of ambient music with some world instruments mixed here and there, no real fusion of music styles from around the world and throghout the time. I guess this is why the tags read "new age", never been a fan of it.
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There's been much ado concerning the end of the current 5125 year cycle of the Mayan Long Count calendar on December 21, 2012. Legend has it that the first of seven Mayan prophecies refers to the last 20 years of this cycle as the 'The Time of No-Time.' But far from being the end of the world, evidently the end of the 'Time of No-Time' is party time! Ancient Future is celebrating with the End of the Beginning of the Ancient Future Sale! From now until 12/21/2012, the latest four Ancient-Future.Com releases are on sale and a complimentary promo copy of World Without Walls by Ancient Future featuring the song 'End of the Beginning' will be sent to anyone who spends $51.25 or more on music from the Ancient-Future.Com store. http://www.ancient-future.com/pr_2012_end_of_the_beginning.html
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Vote for Ancient Future for Bohemian.com 2012 NorBay Gold Record Award in World Music. Voting ends July 11: http://posting.bohemian.com/northbay/Survey?survey=2295166
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Finally, 21 years later, Ancient Future's World Without Walls comes of age on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-without-walls/id438014498?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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Capitol Records Schedules Digital Release of World Without Walls by Ancient Future for June 7, 2011! First Digital Release of Classic 1990 Recording by Ancient Future featuring Tabla Master Zakir Hussain: http://www.ancient-future.com/pr_worldwithoutwallsmp3.html
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Ocean of Love from Planet Passion by Ancient Future is the Free Download of the Week at Borders.Com 1/19/10-1/24/10. Get it now: http://www.borders.com/online/store/MediaView_download
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The official Ancient Future app for the iPhone or iPod Touch is now available. The rich features and unique content in this app include the ability to sample the latest Ancient Future music, access links to free downloads not available on iTunes, check out the latest Ancient Future videos and photos (including iPhone app exclusives), read blog posts, and get regular bulletin updates including progress reports on the band's ambitious new fan supported recording project, A.F.A.R. - the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (http://wwww.ancient-future.com/30CD.html). Download: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=329391927&mt=8&partnerId=30&siteID=ibjSM6AV2mI-cIK6NaMPJQv908N04uzRSg Side effects: In rare cases, may cause temporary temporal displacement of the psycho-acoustic variety. If you experience a psycho-acoustic temporal displacement lasting longer than four hours, enjoy your vacation.
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Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort is featured in the December 2009 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, and Montfort presents an online lesson at GuitarPlayer.Com with a video of him playing 'Purple Raga' from his debut solo CD, 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar.' http://www.ancient-future.com/pdf/MatthewMontfortGuitarPlayerMag.pdf
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Check out the new solo releases by members of Ancient Future: 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar' by Matthew Montfort and 'Sangria' by Mariah Parker!
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Each time I listen to "Quiet Fire", I am amazed all over again how it never gets old. I still remember looking at the vinyl album cover many years ago. One album that stands out as an important piece of my life's soundtrack.
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