Don Falcone (synths, production, percussion), Edward Huson (tabla, bayan) & Purjah (woodwinds, electric guitar, zither, synths)
Guest musicians: "Sequel" CD: Daevid Allen (gliss guitar), Mychael Merrill (djembe), Tom Dambly (flugel horn, trumpet), Teed Rockwell (stick drone), Jerry Jeter (resonator), Rich Landar (mandolin), Graham Clark (violin), David Falcone (acoustic guitar), Karen Anderson (voice) and Sean Carson (saz)
Eno, Steve Roach, Jorge Reyes, Barre Phillips, Vangelis and The Long Hello
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"Quiet Celebration is a cybernetic mix of world music, elements and masterful ambient sound sculpting that travels both within "and" beyond the realms of "Fourth World" music.
This album exudes a gentle kind of optimism that's not common today."
-- Steve Davis, Hearts of Space and Neptune Currents (7/3/04)
A San Francisco-Bay Area-based band that was founded by electronic musician Don Falcone. The band creates an atmospheric mix of ambient, jazz, electronic and ethnic music. The rhythms have a delightful Moroccan-sounding feel, although everything from the synths to the woodwinds to the percussion is all very "ambient" sounding.
The QC musicians have worked with Heavenly Music Corporation, Henry Kaiser, Spice Barons, Beth Custer and Spirits Burning.
Quiet Celebration has opened for Grassy Knoll and S.F. dub DJ Sep. They have produced so far two CDs: Quiet Celebration (2000) and Sequel (2007).
The music of Quiet Celebration has appeared on various film and tv shows, including "Beyond The Da Vinci Code," "Conspiracy Files: Mystery of Roswell," "The Secret Life of Vampires," and "Spy In The Wild."
Quiet Celebration has been played on numerous radio shows: Aural Innovations Radio, Neptune Currents, Mixed Up Class, Gagliarchives, Pushing The Envelope and Feedback Monitor to name a select few.
"Falcone doesn't use prolonged drones and succeeds in avoiding even relatively protracted ones; the compositions reveal no obvious repetitions, evolving slowly, yet almost constantly, without any amorphous or abstract constructions, and no pointless effects.....Quite Celebration's "Sequel" is another proof of Don Falcone and his fellows' ability to work equally effective within textural and rhythmic fields. This time around they often sound like nothing else I've heard, albeit that Jade Warrior (think "Floating World" at its most serene or "At Peace") can serve as a relative point of comparison. Those who enjoy Spirits Burning should be satisfied with this release as well."
-- Vitaly Menshikov, Progressor, January, 2008
"...an impressionistic array of sounds, vibes, nuances...there's always someting happening under the prevailing atmospheric flow, be it interesting percussion patterns or dissonant barbs spun by instrumental voices straining against the current... works best when you can kick back and comtemplatively soak it all in." -- John Collinge, Progression Magazine, Fall 2007
"Mystical music with an Eastern vibe. Reminds me of Jade Warrior." -- Greg Walker, Syn-phonic
"Quiet Celebration" Reviews:
". . . Falcone and Quiet Celebration have produced a near perfect blend of ambient and jazzy/world music, relaxing and mellow, but always stimulating and engrossing. I was often reminded of artists on the ECM catalogue (Jan Garbarek and Trilok Gurtu are two that spring to mind) and I think fans of the label could well find a lot to enjoy." -- Dave Griffith, Audion, 46
". . . they create velvety, rhythmic sonic textures that walk the line between world music, new-age and Tangerine Dreamy electronic tapestries, with occasional far and middle eastern sonorities to give it a Gong-like feel too. Though it is not the most innovative style in the world, it is mellow, spacey and quite nice. Recommended for those who like this type of thing (which I certainly do), but I suspect it is unlikely to win new converts to the style. There's no song here that would be out of place on a Hearts of Space compilation." -- Fred Trafton, GEPR
". . . The sound is low key and very organic, often reminding this writer of some elements of Pseudo Buddha's Motive, with hints of classic Embryo, Popol Vuh, or even some of the recent work by Urban Sax. This is definitely excellent music for relaxation, meditation, or even sleeping. Synths generally provide background coloration and lead melodic elements that work cooperatively with the winds, as well as some sampled percussive elements that, together with the tablas give the set a distinct eastern flavor. It's important to note that nothing about this music is edgy or abrasive - it all flows very smoothly, but at the same time it's not new-age fluff either, and can be sufficiently challenging at or below the surface, in conscious or semi-conscious states. Recommended." -- Peter Thelen, Exposé
"Here's an album that could give "new age" music a good name: a rich,well-written set of pieces which use the tools of the new age lexicon to tell a story worth hearing, rather than just using them to fill space.
Truth be told, there seems to be almost as much jazz influence here as anything: Although the compositions are definitely written on and centered around Don Falcone's keyboards, the smoky horn bits which occassionally snake their way through these pieces to a whole new level. Picture Chris Botti sitting in on a really, really good Windham Hill album.
Quiet Celebration is, as the title suggests, a very sedate disc - a mood successfully hinted at on the cover art, which has several lovely paintings of rain-washed cities at night. A great package in most respects." -- James Bickers, Progression, Fall 2000/Winter 2001
"The return of Don Falcone offers a heady tripped out keyboard fest with key instruments adding to a jazzy mix. Bayan, tabla,
contrabass, udu and woodwinds lend an almost ECM type sound to this music, which can be traced back to Heavenly Spice Barons and the
like. " -- Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music, September-December Reviews 2000
"Quiet Celebration is a very different undertaking, being a combination of ambient space music with jazz, classical, and world music. The music is sometimes eerie, but is, overall, uplifting and has a spiritual quality. I even detect at various times some Native American and Oriental influences. Imagine Shadowfax without guitar and you'll get something like Quiet Celebration." -- Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations, October, 2000
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