In 1982, The Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, teamed up with Tibetan bell virtuosos,
Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings, to create a uniquely expressive journey to the mystical roots of percussion. It has been critically acclaimed for its subtle, yet masterful
percussion soundscapes.
Yamantaka is the Tibetan god of the dead and lord of the underworld. Hart, Wolff, and Hennings have succeeded in portraying these Tibetan legends of afterlife through a
quietly evolving collage of sound. The six–part suite Yamantaka is at once somber, mysterious and meditative. The Revolving Mask of Yamantaka raises the level of intensity
through whirling rhythmic gyrations, spectral harmonics and the cyclical resonations of the Tibetan bells.