Polish experimental ethno-folk collective Atman was formed in 1981 by multi-instrumentalists Marek Styczynski, Marek Leszczynski and Piotr Koelcki, who remained the core of the group throughout its lengthy existence; other regular collaborators included vocalist Anna Nacher and Tomek Gulinski, as well as bassist Thomasz Radziuk. Forging an aesthetic they dubbed "forest music" -- a sound created with acoustic instruments and Tibetan instruments -- the members of Atman divided their time between performing and offering workshops in instrument building and forestry, finally releasing the cassette ...jak rozrzucone po ziemi kamienie... on their own FLY (Freak Living Yourself) label in 1991. Cassettes including Soundreams and Gadajaca Laka followed before Atman made its American debut with the Drunken Fish EP Save the Earth; other efforts for the label include 1997's Personal Forest and 1999's Tradition.
TRACKLIST:
01. atman - Koya-San
02. atman - The Source of Things
03. atman - Shinto
04. atman - Zen
05. atman - An Old Road
06. atman - Shadow of Death
07. atman - Mono No Aware
08. atman - Nemuri Neko
09. atman - Fathomless
10. atman - The Shrine
11. atman - Temple of Eternal Peace
12. atman - The Emperor
13. atman - Lights of Kyoto
14. atman - Nazenji
15. atman - Small Steps
16. atman - The White Cloud Hill
17. atman - Temple at Dawn
18. atman - She Who Invites
19. atman - Denkoroku
20. atman - Heart of Perfect Wisdom