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Ishq - Orchid

Label:
Catalog#:
ICHILL CD 013
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
Canada
Released:
Feb 2002
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Ambient

Tracklist

1   Skyblue 11:42 X
2   Yu 9:38 X
3   Opal 7:45 X
    Remix - Opaque
4   Daisy 8:39 X
5   Cyandragonfly 13:27 X
6   Bhakti 10:18 X
7   Arc 7:22 X

Credits

Artwork By - Gordon Field
Producer, Written-By - Matt Hillier
Vocals - Jacqueline Kersley

Notes

Recorded 1999-2001 at Thx St-Just, Cornwall, UK.
Mastered by Sourcer Media at Redtripe Studios.
Image thematics by Earth Octave & Ishq.
This is the single CD version. (There’s also a double CD version on Dakini Records).
Although, not credited on the release, track 3 is the remix version by Opaque.

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Rated 5/5
Review by Az May 23, 2003
The nearly-12-minute opener seductively writhe in a Skyblue atmosphere of shuffling beats, grooving basslines and cloudsailing synths. Enticing! Then, it's up to Yu, a slower slice of tranquility where wordless femme-voices, twinkling strings and lolling basstones converge in layers of fluid lightness. Smoldering, exotic (and even a little spooky) Opal seems to swim through some dense aquatic zone of contemplative bliss, rhythmically churning without drums.

Cyandragonfly (13:27) flits through a subtly evolving soundscape which glistens with delicate accents and various unseen entities; birdsong and bells fade into an ongoing progession of smooth drones and half-hidden musicality. Ephemeral chords drape over a stratospheric sheen to open so-pretty Bhakti; lightly tribalish rhythms creep in as do rippling croons and bass curlicues. Dreamy, streamy wisps swirl over deep drones like a rainbow spanning dark clouds as beat-free Arc (7:22) shifts to mutedly tinkling keys and chittering birds, then fades away.

Rich and colorful, orchid flowers with sweet harmonic aromas, its seven pieces filling 69 minutes. ishq cultivates tantalizingly restrained yet vibrantly hued soundvistas which appreciably brightened my world. Recommended to anyone with ears.