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Name: Murari Das Member Since: Mar 06, 2006 Rank: 282 Average Vote Received: Correct (4.05, 22 votes)   last 10 days: Correct (4.27, 15 votes) Rated 498 releases, average: 4.28 Location: India Profile: I'm in love with Sound, in all of its wide varieties. My sonic taste buds have been soaking up everything from world music to Indian classical, spiritual to electronic, psy, down-tempo, ambient-fusion, the list goes on... I've been collecting music since 2000, which means I have a major stash, that keeps growing! ~ ॐ मणिपद्मेहूँ ~ Some Sounds worth hearing: Sangita Sounds Twisted Records Dakini Records Waveform Records Somnia Absolute Ambient.com Virtual Musical Reality Audio Ashram Aleph Zero Records Chill Tribe Records Ultimae Records Interchill Records LSD - Liquid Sound Design

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EvsY* - Virtuosi Di Quosi - 23-Jun-09 01:14 PM
Great to see EvsY back for another forest psychedelic excursion. Im happy to report that they bring their previous levels of intensity and top it up with another sonic layer of extra creamy psychedelia. Those who are familiar with their sound should know what to expect. For those that are new you can expect quick snappy pacing and tempos, super nice bass-lines, melodies that are sometimes super cheesy and stringy, other times more subtle and in the back of the mix, percussion that skips and frolics about, and an overall sense of warming, unusual and complex psychedelia. This album is a proper Eraser vs. Yöjalka album, it doesnt feel rehashed or uninspired. This isnt cookie-cutter slap together psychedelic trance music. This album feels as if it were written with a very specific purpose in mind: to make you sweat and your mind fly. Preferably in a forest.

If youre a picky listener that cant stand predictable full on, incoherent "dark" music or mainstream progressive, there might be something for you here. If you hear this at a party or outdoor it will surely blow your socks.

Saatvik Sequencers - The Middle Path - 09-Oct-08 07:21 AM
I have followed Nikhils work as Kalyug and Satyananda. Both of those projects were solid explorations of their respective sounds. The Middle Path is an interesting concept album, and truly the "Middle" path for all those involved, perched in between the sounds of the past and future. Nikhil is teaming up with the mostly unknown Hari Singh for production duties, Pundit Mukesh Sharma on Sarod and Vocals from Pundit Bholenath Mishra and beautiful flute from Ajay Prasanna.

With the three tracks clocking over 17+ minutes each, it’s a bit complicated to review and needs a longer write up, just like the tracks themselves. The music itself is quite simple, thankfully, three Ragas symbolizing the various times of the day, their moods, tempos and feelings. The main ingredients are, a solid dose of electronic sensibilities and atmospheric spaciousness, joining the Sarod, vocals and flute to create an impressive journey through Indian-Classical music. Interestingly Indian percussive instruments are not used, instead letting the bass and drum kits do the work, which I think is actually quite interesting and helps make the music groovy in a bare-bones less is more kind of approach. The production and the flute playing of Ajay Prasanna are the highlights of this album.

We start off the journey with Rag Aheerbhairavi, a somber and deep excursion beginning with atmospheric ambiances, classical alaps and then gently guided by a solid driving bass and drum groove which kicks up the tempo lightly towards the end and finishes brilliantly. This is the best track on the CD, perfectly suited for yoga, meditation, trips and generally any reflective mood. Its been in my playlist for a while now and ageing on my ears quite well.

The next Raga, Bhimpilasi takes a more dubby direction, again bringing in all the ingredients and more thorough vocals from Bholenath Mishra. The bass at the middle of this track is quite deep and gave my speakers a good work out. At the later end of the track the mood changes and we get into electro-classical dub d territory. Everything plays out beautifully; the panning synth line is great, the spacious treatment of the flute is nice, the minimal glitch and atmospheres are lovely, but above all the vocals help it soar. A great track but the beginning is a bit harder to sink into compared to the first track.

In the last track Raga Durga, we start with 9 minutes of lovely deep ambiances again bringing in the above mentioned ingredients, after which we head into slightly d tinged territory with a positive uppy vibe to it aided by the Sarod and flute. But as we approach the later end of the track the synth lines moving around with the sarod loop kind of kill the delivery and just before the end when the trancy rolling bassline appears (thankfully not for too long) it weakens the track a bit and flips on my cheese alarm. The trancy interlude at the end feels out of place and was not quite necessary, or at least not on this CD. A good track in its own right, but the weakest on this CD, in my humble opinion.

I must admit the Saatvik Sequencers caught me by surprise. At a time when electronic music is facing its strongest insurgence in India, I was waiting to see who’d step up and produce something like this. Many artists have hinted at this sound but none have explored it quite thoroughly as the Sequencers have. There’s obviously still a vast scope for improvement and development. So that gives me hope for a next CD. This is risky, artsy music that most labels and distributors wouldn’t touch. Cheers to Nikhil for being brave and following his vision of trans-dimensional music. He is in my opinion the most talented and visionary, full-spectrum sound shaman to emerge from India. The Middle Path pushes new boundaries in exploring the possibilities of the marriage between electronic and Indian Classical music. The guys have created an utterly enjoyable journey through atmospheric Electro-Indian classical music. I recommend The Middle Path to all lovers of Indian-classical, electronic and ambient music.

Entheogenic - Flight Of The Urubus - 04-Apr-08 12:54 AM
Entheogenic have always drawn split reaction to their music from the scene. Their first two albums Entheogenic and Spontaneous Illumination were critically well received. There are a section that think its all great, theyre legendary, etc., and then there are those who think its overproduced, sample driven pulp. Their last album Golden Cap was heavily criticized and in my opinion symbolized the direction the scene was taking two years ago: commerce, laziness, and a lack of direction. This album has been eagerly awaited by everyone to see how the guys from Entheogenic will rebound from that rut.

This release comparatively takes a longer time to sink in. A lot of new and familiar elements can be noticed. The first thing hardcore listeners will notice is no Indian female vocal samples. Which for me is just pure bliss! I love those vocals to bits but it starts getting annoying when all psy-dub producers start using them. Instead the guys sing themselves on a couple of tracks, and I actually liked it. Makes me think why they didnt on the last 2 albums?

Another positive element is the increased use of acoustic instruments in combination with their trademark electronic production. Acoustic, bass and electric guitars help the music to feel very organic and adds a laid back vibe to it. All said this is a very interesting release from Entheogenic. It shows them maturing and taking their production skills to the next level. I wouldnt go as far as saying this is their best work but it definitely hints at a quantum jump in their musical expression.

Twisted Records - 04-Mar-08 12:01 AM
Twisted Records, home to Psy-Trance and Psy-Chills biggest names have been torch bearers of meticulously crafted psychedelia for 11 years now. Theyve always delivered the goods while innovating, pushing, and constantly looking for boundaries to cross that dont yet exist. Twisted are absolute legends and right up there with other legendary labels from the heydays of the scene as TIP, Dragonfly, etc. Thank god theyve managed to stick through the rough climate on the global trance scene as labels are collapsing left and right.

Twisteds music should appeal to all electronic music lovers, especially the open minded listener.

Dreamtree Project - Jadur Madur - 15-Feb-08 09:10 AM
Dreamtree Project are sonic genius Adham Shaikh and sitar player Uwe Neumann. Adham is known for his brilliance in fusing global sounds with his trademark organic dub and here he teams up with Uwe to take us on a magic carpet ride of dub tinged ragas. Its been in my playlist for a month solid now and every time it grows on me.

Make no mistake this is not another East meets west slap together chill-out music. Jadur Madur is a sonic entity of the highest caliber, crafted by true musicians. This cannot be classified as fusion, it is the culmination of various musical pots melted into one magical seamless trip. I recommend this to all ambient, dub and open minded music lovers.

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