Canyon (1985). 3:32. OMG. An incredible song on an incredible album. Here is the story of how the album was recorded. The following note is from the album liner: "The desert drum, heard in GRAND CANYON SUNRISE and GRAND CANYON SUNSET, has a characteristic buzzing sound; please know it is not distortion on the record or in your speakers."
Addendum: I highly recommend that you read Barry Lopez's essay "Gone Back into the Earth" (first published in May 1981), which is available here.
Addendum 2: Only five of the 10 songs (compositions) on the album were recorded in the Grand Canyon. "Grand Canyon Sunrise" was recorded in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, on 28 March 1983.
