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This is Suvarna's debut album. She draws inspiration from Osho, and the music is a fusion of smooth, sequenced keyboard sounds, Sanskrit mantras and Indian instruments, such as shanai and tabla. Suvarna's brother Ravi, provides some vocal backing and a lot of the instrumentation, playing keyboards, kora, guitar and adding some vocals. He also did most of the production. Suvarna has a delightful voice which can soar high on some of the ragas. There's a 'mid-level' drive, verging on dance at times, and also a warmth to the album, Eastern scales and mantra providing imagery enhanced by Western harmonies and sensitive production. It's a fine debut, a great fusion of India and mild, melodic techno.
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I finally received this final version CD long ago from etherean Music after being sent a pre-release demo from a good friend. If you love female vocals - ethereal yet passionate blended with electric violin and then intertwined with Indian-raga, beat-driven, mantras, eclectic synths and an air of deep mystery -- THEN BY ALL MEANS GRAB THIS NOW!! Suvarna's vocals and violin are a luscious experience!! Ravi handles keys, kora, guitar, kaval, bass,percussion, chants, overtones, and loops. THIS RELEASE IS JUST TOO COOL!! It avoids all that cheesy gestalt of,"let's-rip-off-Indian-traditional-music" stylings, all too prevalent in world music -- BUT INSTEAD delivers a truly unique listening experience. The 7:30min "Completion" was AWESOME, a meditative lilting of ecstasy unbound, solemn, pure light in sound, serious athrilling goosebumps -- oh for this song to have lasted three times longer! Suvarna's voice has lifted this seasoned reviewer into planes of new sonic nirvanas -- please do this again!! Thanks!
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