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Recorded
in Asia, Central America and South America,
Touching the Earth was produced and released
in celebration of the 30th anniversary
of Earth Day. The album makes an impassioned
plea for the environment, carrying you
on a musical journey through natural and
cultural soundscapes from Ghana, Africa
to the Mayan ruins of Tikal, Guatemala
and from the Spanish countryside to aboriginal
villages in the mountains of Taiwan.
Touching the Earth
was recorded on location in many remote
parts of the world, with instrumentation
equally complex and diverse. It is a production
of epic proportions, completed on 112
tracks (48 tracks analog and 64 tracks
digital) at Signature
Sound, San Diego and mastered by Bernie
Grundman.
Matthew Lien's
Touching The Earth is available in Asia
through Wind
Records and elsewhere through Whispering
Willows Records.
Words from
the artist
Matthew comments
on his historic Earth Day concert in Taiwan:
"I'll never forget the press conference
and a certain reporter's unintentionally
prophetic question, 'What if it rains?'
The giant stage designed to accommodate
an ensemble of 25 musicians from Taiwan,
Canada and Ghana was set to go, television
cameras and video screens were in place,
as were the delay towers designed to keep
the sound consistent across the square.
"My answer
to the reporter's question? 'This is for
Earth Day. Let it rain.' And did it ever!
It was such a memorable experience, performing
for thousands of people in that torrential
downpour that never let up, with spontaneous
waterfalls dousing the musicians as the
ceiling released what it could hold for
only so long. The rain drenched the crowd,
but it didn't dampen their enthusiasm,
and I was deeply moved when they demanded
an encore. As one fan put it to me later,
'It was as if the earth were sending down
tears of joy.'"
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Matthew Lien and Wind Records 2000