ANCIENTS CALL Official Music Video | Les Stroud
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- čas přidán 4. 04. 2024
- Ancients call was a direct and absolute reaction to the many earth ceremonies I took part in while filming the series Beyond Survival. Ayahuasca, San Pedro, seed ceremony, ceremony of the ancients, water, tobacco, earth, air ceremonies in Peru, initiation ceremonies with the Incan high priests and on it goes for ten months of these intense, emotional and spiritual endeavours. Some fell a bit lame, which I would attribute more to me and my state than to the ceremony itself. However, some were beyond profound and changed my life and most definitely my connection to the earth. Many of them, such as the trance dance in the Kalahari desert with the San Bushmen we specifically about connecting to the ancients. The ancestors. This wasn’t to just say hi, these were efforts to gain wisdom and to learn how to survive whatever might be coming.
My spiritual seeking has never stopped and I still find myself involved in ceremonies that repeatedly are about connecting to those who came before us. Sometimes directly within our blood lines and sometimes any soul that has come before and gone onto that greater understanding….whatever that may be.
These ancients are there, always, watching and waiting and available to us to communicate with. To learn from. To seek out for wisdom. They know where we are going because we are already there. There is no time in their existence as there is no time in ours. We are not linear.
I did, as I always seem to do, want to finish off lyrically in a positive place. In a place with hope. “But the earth can heal and so can I”.
There is huge credit to both Bryan Potvin and Ian Auger for their attention to detail in the music of this piece. The initial idea came when I was humming a melody I had heard in Africa. It sounded to me something very akin to what Peter Gabriel might write and it got me going on a refrain; “ Ancients Call, call me home….follow where I go”. I was singing this over and over to the recording of some of the chanting I had filmed in Africa, to Bryan and that got him going on some song structure. He brought in the heavy guitar and he and Ian started to really let loose in the studio carving and crafting the heavy feel. The reprise at the end was Bryan’s idea but it still felt a bit soft so when getting to the final over dubs and mixing with Mike Clink I implored him to make the “hits” of the guitar and drums as heavy as possible. I was remembering something I liked by the artist IMX. Bryan and Ian played around with the voice of Kelly Adams who was, for all intent and purposes the voice of Mother Earth in this whole creation. The visuals to this whole piece are intense and like my other work can be seen in the video I play on big screens behind me in concert and of course on CZcams.
I absolutely love that this whole musical extravaganza, as bombastic and big as it is, is, to me, reminiscent of every prog rock band I have ever loved; Rush, Yes, King Crimson and of course Peter Gabriel. - Zábava
I want to take this opportunity Les than thank you. Grew up in the ghetto and always love nature, watching Survivor man was amazing. I’m glad that CZcams is giving you the platform to continue your shedding of knowledge.
"The earth can heal, and so can I"
Thats it right there, your shaman didn't hold back on you, gave you the good shit.
Come on, April!! For me Les, this is the “Meat & Potatoes” of all you do! Thank you.
That harmonica at the end gave me chills
Respect transcends culture.
Nothing but Respect
It's so more than the music- it's a transcendental and beautiful experience
Great stuff Les.
Thank you Les for sharing and for always retaining your right to share your experiences.
Awesome video almost felt like I was there experiencing it as well
Les still kicking ass. Godspeed, sir
Cool concept. Love your work, keep it up! I’m gonna go catch up on some directors commentaries after this 👍
Wow, didn't expect it to be so damn good! As a prog rock fan I REALLY enjoyed this, thank you!
this is so epic! what an awesome groove and bassline!
that was amazing and this will be my new favorite song forever!!!
Very beautiful.
Red cloud 😮
Damn that was powerful, absolutely stellar. Love it!!
I love this thank you for giving it to us. I wish the comments were not disabled on your actual music. It'd be nice to have a community to discuss and share your beautiful music. But I can't even tell people how much it means to me or that this song reminds me of that or that that song reminds me of my dad.
Love that sound. Heavy bass rifts!!!!
This is the song of my soul. Thank you for this brother. 👍👍💯❤️
Les, I've been going through your directors commentary videos. You mention many times the battles between the network executives and how your show is supposed to be.
I have no idea what it takes, but have you given thought or would consider making your own TV network? You could be the Rick Rubin of TV and I think you being in the position you've been in before paired with the passion and knowledge is needed in the world on such a larger scale then what we have now.
I hope all is well my friend. May you keep putting one step in front of the next for many years to come. ❤
10/10 song
Sick bass!
Reminded me of TOOL in some places. Cheers. good tunes.
For real
Pretty damn good.
IIsthat you singing the chorus too Les? Great tune.... the monologues are great too from the series.
I have watched anything you do for years, I truly love watching you trying to survive in the world, but my most favorite thing you did was the Bigfoot episodes. I have watched them all at least 5 times and I am watching again now. Will you ever go back out and do more investigating? Be safe brother.
Nice to read the whole background to the history and backing of talents in the making of this epic tune
I remember how long it took Les to fall into this ceremony trance on the original episode with their protective forces undertaken.
As a SGI Buddhist I would have to research more about the history of ceremonies on education only as my path is expansive when I have time .I can, however, chant for people to have a wakening of our mother Earth and how to protect its nature as I already do with strong conviction 🙏🇬🇧
awesome tripping on coca leaves in machu picchu! the "hard rock" music however is not really appropriate.
Indeed Robert Slover , I am only thinking natural highs and the power of prayers/ chanting in music and natural life, Sir 🙏🌏
Yo Les, what would it take to get one of your shirts actually signed by you? Like a sharpie, not a printed copy. You have always been my inspiration and I look up to you and your wisdom as if you were the cool uncle I always wanted to imitate. I have your survival knife, your survive book, and watch your season DVD's with my kids. I just hope that one day I could go up north (I live in Michigan) and be able to shake your hand.
Black medicine 😮😮😮 ASD
👍👍
🙏🕊🌈❤❤❤
sounds like Gojira
Uwu
awesome tripping on coca leaves in machu picchu! the "hard rock" music however is not really appropriate.
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@@brandoncarnes5520 ?
Hard rock is the sound of psychedelics
@@senseicorey9979 the diametric opposite actually! amphetamines and alcohol for sure. psychedelics no sir.
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A great video, please stop posting the big foot nonsense, that has been beat to death.
@PCrain-nw9ke come on man, really. Big boned animals like that always leave a skeleton behind. And nobody has ever found anything. Not here, Himalayas, alps, Rocky’s, sierras. If they are everywhere it seems very unlikely bro. Let’s move on.,
Whens the last time you found a human skeleton in the wild?
@@senseicorey9979 good question. When hikers go missing we organize a search party, most of the time we recover them. Sometimes they are found deceased. They are almost always found. Sometimes 20 years later.but humans normally don’t reside in the woods. Animals do. When hunting deer, you will find deer antlers, or deer carcasses. Same with cows, bears, , sheep, wolves, boars. Or any other wild animal that makes his home in nature. If a big boned animal resides there. We can always find their bones. Especially in high altitude locations where it’s much colder. It’s just the nature of the beast.
@@hhazelhoff1363 wrong. it's out there
@@myratsalad can’t fix stupid, you just can’t
Les. love ya brother ... but be certainly sure that you're not opening a gateway for the enemy of your soul to enter by opening your body and mind to chemicals