While the winter winds are still blowing, I offer you my latest single, “Wild Hunt”

The Wild Hunt is a ghostly ride through the stormy night skies of winter, said to appear in many regions of Britain and Northern Europe from late autumn to early spring. Its specific lore appears I many guises, varying by locality and culture. In my cover image, the leader of the hunt is Woden (Odin) on his 8-legged horse, accompanied by hounds, gathering up lost souls and ghosts along the way.

The track is mainly in a tribal/trance style (128 BPM) infused with ghostly wails and eerie atmospheres. There is half-time middle section which incorporates the melody of “Catherine Martin” by Turlough O’Carolan, the great Irish harper and composer (1670-1738).

The track is available now on my Bandcamp page, where a bonus ambient mix is included with the single track price. The main mix will be available on all other platforms soon!

Wild Hunt

The first track of eight on my album "Sunne and Mona" (Sun and Moon). The title "Sweven" is the Middle English word for "dream" ; the track renders an antique Scottish melody into a deep framedrum rhythm, with whistle, medieval harp, and a touch of dreamlike ambience...
Based on the tune "Mrs. McPherson of Gibton" from James Hunter's "Fiddle Music of Scotland"

Sunne and Mona

Sweven

Scots Branle

For the emerging new year, and new listeners... an introduction to my current musical flow.

All tracks by Drumspyder

Time - Track (Album)

0:00 - The Birds (Sunne and Mona)
4:27 - Lovely Joan (Kenning)
8:20 - The Braes of Tullymet (Sunne and Mona)
11:58 - Bobbing Joe (Sunne and Mona)
16:04 - Wind God (Kenning)
19:53 - Battle of the Boyne (Calls from the Wood)
24:15 - Sweven (Sunne and Mona)
27:44 - The Dunmore Lasses (Kenning)
31:44 - Tralee Gaol (Sunne and Mona)
35:59 - Scots Branle (Sunne and Mona)
39:47 - Work Songs (Kenning)
43:47 - Kesh (Calls from the Wood)
47:21 - Drummond Castle (Sunne and Mona)
51:43 - Ballydesmond Polkas (Kenning)
55:42 - Winter Nights (Sunne and Mona)

Imbolc 2023 Mix

The latest chapter of my work with the Desert Dwellers: "Nomadic Ecstatic Vol.1" is out now on Black Swan Sounds and available now on their Bandcamp page along with remixes by Kaleidoscope, Banco de Gaia, Jef Stott, and Chaos Control, with more on the way!

Bandcamp

Desert Dwellers - Wandering Sadhu (Drumspyder Remix)

Dance deep in the forest with this new compilation from Mycelium Music - out on summer solstice 2014!

Ingwaz

Out now on the "Symbiotic Remixes" EP from Desert Trax - includes mixes by Kalya Scintilla, Whitebear, Temple Step + more.

Deya Dova - Symbiotic (Drumspyder Remix)

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Mazewalking

Ice Queen

Based on a Manx dance tune. Also includes the Irish reel "Rolling in the Barrel"
The first track on my forthcoming album "Oak and Ash"

Oak and Ash

Flitter Dance

The second track on my forthcoming album "Oak and Ash"

Oak and Assh

The Morning Dew

From my forthcoming album "Oak and Ash" . Based on A.A. Cameron's strathspey and the Irish jig "Three Little Drummers"

Strathspey Drummers

Based on the Irish/American tune "Paddy on the Erie" (or "Paddy on the Railway") plus an Irish slide "The Toormore".

Paddy on the Erie / The Toormore

A slowly-swaying, deep-bass version of an Irish jig, played on low whistle.

Apples in Winter

Based on an Irish jig; a mostly-acoustic and ethereal version.

Apples in Winter (Snowdrift Mix)

An instrumental version of the English folk song, with a melody dating back to the 1600s.

The Oak and the Ash

Island Air

Based on the Irish slow air "Donal Og". This version has no drums or rhythm parts - just relax, breathe, and let your thoughts drift away...

Island Air (Meditation Mix)

My musical journey of the past year : 14 tracks from 2 albums, “Green Mantle” and “Oak and Ash”, plus 1 remix. I hope you enjoy the flow - blessed be!

Tracklist (All by Drumspyder unless otherwise noted)

00:00 The Morning Dew (Ambience)
01:28 Drums of the Pucas
05:43 Green Mantle
10:48 The Oak and the Ash
14:53 The Templehouse
19:04 Apples in Winter
23:26 Silver Spear
28:05 Flitter Dance
31:46 The Mooncoin
36:04 The Morning Dew
40:30 Larisa Gosla - Ancestor’s Song (Drumspyder Remix)
45:50 In the Woods & By the River
50:02 Paddy on the Erie / The Toormore
54:02 Strathspey Drummers
58:32 The Humours of Tullycrine
63:04 Island Air (Meditation Mix)

Eoster to Hallowtide : 2024 Mix

Winter Nights Revisited

While the winter winds are still blowing, I offer you my latest single, “Wild Hunt”

The Wild Hunt is a ghostly ride through the stormy night skies of winter, said to appear in many regions of Britain and Northern Europe from late autumn to early spring. Its specific lore appears in many guises, varying by locality and culture. In my cover image, the leader of the hunt is Woden (Odin) on his 8-legged horse, accompanied by hounds, gathering up lost souls and ghosts along the way.

The track is mainly in a tribal/trance style (128 BPM) infused with ghostly wails and eerie atmospheres. There is half-time middle section which incorporates the melody of “Catherine Martin” by Turlough O’Carolan, the great Irish harper and composer (1670-1738).

The track is available now on my Bandcamp page, where a bonus ambient mix is included with the single track price. The main mix will be available on all other platforms soon!

Wild Hunt (Ambient Mix)

Earlier this year Desert Dwellers released their most diverse album in the duo's long career. The Great Mystery was the first full length collaborative project between the main founders Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe, and featured a wide range of styles and aesthetics from downtempo and psychedelic dub to tribal trance to exotic house and techno flavors.
To celebrate the special release, Desert Dwellers have curated an ambitious two-part remix album full of contributions from some of the brightest luminaries and rising talents across the underground electronic music landscape. The Great Mystery Remixes Part 1 is slated for a September 21st release, and features sonic reinterpretations from Gaudi, Liquid Stranger, Hibernation, An-ten-nae, Kaminanda, AtYya, Tribone, Twin Shape, Land Switcher, Drumspyder, and Govinda. The second part will be released in late October with contributions from Emancipator, Whitebear, Sixis, Mystral, Supersillyus, Halfred, Master Minded, and many others. With artists from across the globe and musical genres, these carefully crafting renditions of Desert Dwellers' The Great Mystery are a potent combination of immersive soundscapes that pay a loving tribute to the original compositions.

Desert Dwellers - Our Dream World (Drumspyder Remix)

A new EP of original tracks - slink and kinky beats, percussive interlacings, and flavors of ancient music from Europe and the Mediterranean. Available soon on Bandcamp, iTunes, and general distrubution.

Salamander

Forest Lovers

Video by Fem de Film with Auric Medicine + Desert Rain : https://youtu.be/m-tZbhfbEC0

The Mother Rune

Weofod (Altar)

Riding Drum

Based on the medieval melody "Tau Garco la Durendena"

Strands of the Web

Fire Ring Beat

My remix of @Byzantine-Time-Machine - bridging the trapatronic compositions of the 21st century with recordings of classic Turkish instruments, creating this future ancient adventure in Istanbul.

Original Production & Percussions by George Lawler
(In this remix : all percussion by Scott Sterling) 
Clarinet & Dulcimer by Eve Monzingo

https://fanlink.to/byzantine

https://soundcloud.com/Byzantine-Time-Machine

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Adventure In Istanbul (Drumspyder Remix)

Remix of the Desert Dwellers "Bodhi Mandala" - out now on Black Swan

Bodhi Mandala (Drumspyder Remix)

Myth of the Cave Remixes

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Myth Of The Cave (Drumspyder Remix)

Slinky bellydance downtempo.

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The Nocturnal Stealth of Cats

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/82tU3nytI_Y

Based on "The Man of the House (Reel)"

Crossing

Oak Tree Hex

From a new Desert Dwellers remix EP, out 11/5/2012 on Beatport. 
Vocals : Nicolle Jensen

Shiva Nataraj (Drumspyder Remix)

First appeared on the Mycelium Music Compilation Vol. 2

Mycelium Music is a collective of producers from around the world that have been inspired by the mycelial networks of the Pacific Northwest. This compilation will be donating 100% of our proceeds to a very special non-profit, Amazon Mycorenewal Project. This inspired group of individuals is working to educate volunteers and indigenous people to utilize fungi in an effort to cleanse the pollution caused by the industrial petroleum extraction around the mouth of one of the most breathtaking rivers on our planet, the Amazon. 


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Caduceus

Celtic Folktronica

Booking Contact: 
Scott Sterling
drumspyder@icloud.com

Drumspyder weaves a web of percussive rhythm, melody, and line. Framedrums, tambourines, and  low whistles mingle with bass beats and ethereal atmospheres, bringing the Celtic and British Islands traditional music into vital contemporary expression.

Scott Sterling has always followed the path of rhythm. Over the course of a long journey through diverse forms of drumming and dance music: avant-garde circus, slinky bellydance troupes, and acclaimed bass-music productions, the one constant has been the beat of the drum. 

Over the past several years he has specialised in the realm of framedrums and tambourines. Influenced by modern framedrum masters such as Glen Velez and David Kuckhermann, but also inspired by the rhythms of the Irish bodhran, he follows a distinctive path through the world of contemporary percussion: fusing his experience with cross-cultural framedrum techniques and Arabic rhythms with a new-found love of Celtic dance music. 

To this rhythmic foundation he adds traditional melodies (played on low whistles and various keyboards) drawn from the folk music of Ireland, Scotland, and England , as well as the rich repertoire of Medieval and Renaissance music from the British Isles. 

Out of the alchemy of rhythm, melody, and his long experience in dance music production, he has forged a unique approach to Celtic and Medieval fusion, where elements of trance, bass-heavy electronica, and ethereal atmospheres mingle into an intoxicating brew. His overall ambition is to connect traditional rhythms and melodies with the contemporary dancefloor.

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