Contact from the Underworld of Redboy
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Contact from the Underworld of Redboy is an album by Robbie Robertson
that was released in 1998 by Capitol Records
. The album is composed of music inspired by Native American
music (including traditional Native American songs and chants) as well as modern rock, trip-hop, and electronica
, often integrated together, and features many guest artists.
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson, OC; is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership as the guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band. He was ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
that was released in 1998 by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. The album is composed of music inspired by Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
music (including traditional Native American songs and chants) as well as modern rock, trip-hop, and electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, often integrated together, and features many guest artists.
Track listing
- H. Bernstein and Robertson, "The Sound is Fading" (5:00) Traditional: Leah Hicks-Manning
- "The Code of Handsome Lake" (6:11)
- "Making a Noise" (5:11)
- Tim Gordine and Robertson, "Unbound" (4:35)
- Leonard PeltierLeonard PeltierLeonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement . In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first degree murder in the shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents during a 1975 conflict on the Pine...
, Marius de VriesMarius de VriesMarius Van Wyk de Vries is an English music producer and composer. He has been behind some of the key albums and soundtracks of recent times, gathering five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award along the way.-Music Producer:...
and Robertson, "Sacrifice" (6:18) - Marius de Vries and Robertson, "Rattlebone" (4:26)
- Virdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike, "Peyote Healing" (6:10)
- Tim Gordine and Robertson, "In The Blood" (4:35)
- Jim Wilson and Robertson, "Stomp Dance (Unity)" (4:49) Traditional: The Six Nations Women Singers
- Howard Bernstein and Robertson, "The Lights" (5:54)
- Howard Bernstein and Robertson, Bonus Track—"Take Your Partner by the Hand (Red Alert Mix)" (6:43) (Remix by DJ PremierDJ PremierChristopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
)