Adham Shaikh - Journey To The Sun

Label:

Instinct Ambient

Catalog#:

AMB:006-2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

28 Jun 1995

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Downtempo, Ambient

Tracklist

1	Guru Sambhu Dada	1:47	X
2	Emergence	9:58	X
3	Flute Interlude #1	0:42	X
4	Journey To The Sun	14:15	X
5	Innocence	0:34	X
6	Infinite Emanation	9:42	X
7	Dropal	1:07	X
8	Flute Interlude #2	0:44	X
9	Ethereal Ion	3:23	X
10	Liquid Evolution	16:39	X
11	Ganges By Full Moon	2:27	X
12	Sri Kainchih Templebells	1:13	X
13	Zero G	5:46	X

Notes

Number 6 in the Instinct's 1995 Ambient Systems Series.

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Rated 5/5

Review by zthrockm Jul 19, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

Adham Shaikh’s “Journey to the Sun” is a fantastic example of how amazing the fusion of Western electronica and Eastern aesthetics can be when it’s done right. Too many electronic musicians have attempted to capture the Eastern ‘mysticism’ or ‘spiritualism’ in hard-pounding 4/4 trance only to fail miserably and produce nothing but ethno-garbage. “Journey to the Sun” is not one of these embarrassingly cheesy failures.

Apparently inspired by a trip through India & to the Himalayas Shaikh himself went on (during which he sourced the samples used in this recording), this CD lives up to its name. Droning Indian sitars, hauntingly melodic bansuri & venu flutes, religious chanting, ethnic percussion (as well as beatscapes), are all layered with excellent synthwork & fx processing. The result is compelling and demands a loud headphone session. Highly recommended!