''Cycles'' is the second album by cellist David Darling, recorded in 1981 and released on the

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Reception

The

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awarded the album 4 stars stating "Darling and his sidemen give the music a wide variety of sounds. However, the sleepy mood is very much in the stereotypical ECM mold, making this set mostly of interest for selected tastes".Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by David Darling except as indicated.'' # "Cycle Song" - 7:09 # "Cycle One: Namaste" (Darling, Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott) - 4:11 # "Fly" - 9:25 # "Ode" - 6:55 # "Cycle Two: Trio" (Darling, Steve Kuhn, Walcott) - 5:30 # "Cycle Three: Quintet and Coda" (Arild Andersen, Oscar Castro-Neves, Darling, Kuhn, Walcott) - 7:52 # "Jessica's Sunwheel" (Castro-Neves, Darling) - 5:21

Personnel

* David Darling -

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, 8-string electric cello * Collin Walcott - sitar (1,4,7),

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(2,5,6),

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(2) * Steve Kuhn -

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(1,3,5,6,7) * Jan Garbarek -

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(3,4,7),

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(2) * Arild Andersen -

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(1,3,4,6,7) * Oscar Castro-Neves -

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(2,4,6,7)

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums David Darling (musician) albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher 1982 albums