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was listening to Adham Shaikh - Journey to the Sun np Kaya Project - Walking Through

Instinct Ambient 1995 Re-released on Interchill 2006 Tracklist 1 Guru Sambhu Dada (1:47) 2 Emergence (9:58) 3 Flute Interlude #1 (0:42) 4 Journey To The Sun (14:15) 5 Innocence (0:34) 6 Infinite Emanation (9:42) 7 Dropal (1:07) 8 Flute Interlude #2 (0:44) 9 Ethereal Ion (3:23) 10 Liquid Evolution (16:39) 11 Ganges By Full Moon (2:27) 12 Sri Kainchih Templebells (1:13) 13 Zero G (5:46) Adham Shaikh journeyed through India & tried to convey the rich beautiful colours & the warmth and kindness of the people he met there. This is definately a journey album. One that takes you from yourself and gets you lost in the music. Here's my Journey... 1. Guru Sambhu Dada A dark atmospheric lull opens my day. I can hear long drawn out chanting, like Buddhist monks before the dawn trying to coax the sun out of hiding for another day. 2. Emergence It's still dark but there is a twinkling on the horizon. A long ambient drone pushes & pushes, I can even hear lightly played sitar somewhere close. Still the drone tries to push the light & the twinkling promises more. The sitar & the drone seem to blend into each other making the horizon light up. The sound of early morning is upon us. The world is still asleep mostly but some of us are awake. Not just me I notice, someone is chanting in the distance. It's brighter now & there are more people singing as I pass by. The sun very much out now illuminates everything. I feel it's going to be a good day. 3. Flute Interlude #1 A gorgeous ambient flute sounds across the breeze briefly directing my attention onwards. 4. Journey to the Sun I'm standing in a little brook, listening to the water lap around my ankles. Feeling refreshed by the cool water. My head full of nothing I concentrate on the sounds of the water & the air around me. A man, like me chasing the sun, passes by & briefly intrudes upon my reflections. Amazed by the shadows the Sun casts he just can't keep it to himself. I smile but attempt nothing more. I stand with my head looking up to the sky marveling at the wonder of it, the blue textures the hint of clouds in the distance. The way it gets whiter the closer I look at the sun until finally I have to close my eyes. I can hear his light & bathe in his warmth. I have some energy so I wade further into the stream & walk down it. The water moving between my toes & splashing up my legs is a both shocking yet beautiful sensation. As I pass by a small village I can hear a shaman performing a ritual. He bangs on a drum & uses his pipe to call to the spirits from another world. Initially I have a feeling close to fear but my fears are allayed as I feel the friendly & peaceful exchanges between them. I do not hasten but I do not linger here. The other chaser is still with me. He is speaking but it seems to be a distant mutter & doesn't intrude upon my thoughts 5. Innocence I come out of my meditation briefly as I see a child alone playing by the river but as I decide to warn her to stay safe her mother appears & takes her away. 6. Infinite Emanation As I continue on my Journey I come across a slightly larger village away from the river. I want to stop & rest a while & the local chief invites me into his house for a smoke & to reflect upon the day. Soon we are joined by some of the other villages & their children. The conversation is light & lively, some of the boys have bought drums & begin to play. Even though I see no other instruments they manage to create a beautiful melody seemingly out of thin air. I have never heard anything like this before. I ask them What kind of music is this? but they just laugh and answer It is Music. They are right, simple effective music. I can see these people are blessed with joy & serenity. I want to stay but a Journey can't stand still for too long. 7. Dropal As I leave the village the wind is strong. It blows through my hair & I catch my breath. I walk into the woods to listen to it rustle among the trees. 8. Flute Interlude #2 An ethereal sound comes out of the trees, like psirens enticing me to stay here & never leave. 9. Ethereal Ion As I walk deeper into the wood I realise that it is bigger than I first thought. The deeper I go the darker it feels. I'm glad for the sun shining in through the high tree tops. In the middle of the day he can light up the darkest of dark places. 10. Liquid Evolution I get to the far edge of the woods & it feels more natural here. The birds are singing and their song brings joy to my heart. I sit a while and reflect again upon myself & the sun shines on the side of my face, he is lower in the sky now & his touch is more tender. As a butterfly flitters in front of my face I decide it is time to move on, I follow the sun into the west but I am no match for his speed. I feel like I am going to lose him & that my world will be plunged into darkness. I can already feel the dusk starting to surround me. Another chaser is muttering the same sentiments. I focus on the darkening sounds in the air & I wait. As I finally lose him & all I am left with is twilight I realise that this is not the end but just another beginning. As the twilight fades people emerge from the hills & drums start up. It has begun, I forget about the day for a while & then I see it, high in the sky is the moon reflecting the sun's glory so I can still basque in his light. 11. Ganges by Full Moon I pass by a river, the moon shining from underneath. People all around me worship the reflection in the sky but I am transfixed by the rippling twin in the water. I look down & it shimmers back up at me. 12. Sri Kainchin Templebells As I finally reach my destination they call out at my arrival, it seems they have waited long for me to come here & have awarded me the honour of sounding the temple bells in celebration. I wrack my brains thinking why I would be given such a rapturous welcome but as I step inside everything stops. 13. Zero g One step is all I got and my soul ascends through the temple. Higher & higher I have left my body but I still see, I hear, I feel. My soul soars up angelically into the night sky. Up Up slowly but surely I am above the world. I briefly think about the physical shell I left behind but on seeing the wonder of this heavenly sight it becomes a passing thought only. As I soar higher & higher I think I might actually meet the sun but he has gone far away & I am going in the wrong direction. I fight ever so slightly to halt my ascension so I can wait for his next pass. Up here, I wait. I wait! A very ambient journey indeed with very few beats in just a few tracks. Not just background music, this journey needs some serious attention. Give it some!

Ishq - Sky Blue

not available at ultimae.com so I guess so

Love this one! Well trippy

Looks damn nice where you are

You better hope it does! It's a great album & mine is going nowhere soon np Bluetech - Sines & Singularities

I'm sure I'd find away. Bake sale or something.

but then I'd come across as a dirty cheap ass because I can't use paypal

Nature & Music are one!

ah that's me pwnd

I must be tired 'cause I am not sure what you're trying to say. You think that people shouldn't express their opinions? That if someone doesn't like a particular track or melody then it's wrong for them to say so? If someone likes something then they also shouldn't say anything? You think sharing opinions is wrong because a lot of people can't form their own opinions & blindly follow what others say? I can't say that I agree if this is what you mean! People that can't form their own opinions are never going to. If I write a review that merely says you should listen to it & find out for yourself people with no ability to think for themselves are just not going to bother. Whereas if I write a really opinionated review, people that can form their own opinions are not just going to blindly follow mine. Stifling people's opinions because they might be negative is a bit overly hippyish IMO. If an artist doesn't want their work to be judged then they shouldn't release it to the public. I like seeing how other people's opinions differ from my own & I like sharing my own opinions too, not sure why but I do so why should I stop? Because you don't like it? Nah, you have a different opinion than me about this subject but that doesn't make you right, it doesn't make me right, it's opinion. Sorry if I completely missed the point. It's been a long day

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden

interesting, cheers Janet! Was that actually on C4?

new link

can any mod fix my typo here in the title should say dive not drive

Damn! Completely didn't notice that

Portal of Perceptions (Celestial Dragon)

I put up a few today & they are already quite far down the list so obviously people are psoting in the review section, 2007 anyway

douzo Midnight Soul Drive

Try explaining this to a Japanese that has no idea what you are talking about

Tracklist 1. Hospital Requiem (4:22) 2. Foliage Pathway (4:27) 3. Leraine (With Kettel) (7:44) 4. The Realms Of Sanda (7:53) 5. The King Of Sanda (2:13) 6. Born In A Tropical Swamp (9:29) 7. Kingdom Of Hearts (4:55) 8. Friday Fall (6:01) 9. Terata (2:27) 10. Shrine (4:06) 11. We No Longer Need Ourselves (2:24) I initially bought this album on the strength of Leraine (a collaboration with Kettel) but I was disappointed & didn't listen to it again for a long time. Stupid Stupid Stupid that's what I was. Plain Stupid!!! Although this is what usually happens with me, with this album I can't help but feel like I've missed out on a few months of pure joy just becasue I didn't pay enough attention to it the first time round. As when I gave this another try, this time alone & undistracted in bed it just blew me away. Since then I have listened to it again & again & again and I still discover new intricacies as well as more fully understanding the big picture. If it was a woman I'd try to take it to bed. I'd want to marry it & give it half my stuff. I just hope (& I'm pretty sure it wont happen) that I wont get bored of this in the future after listening to it too much & want to get a divorce & send it packing! Anyway the story is about a dying man & his journey through the afterlife realm of Sanda. Enjoy 1. Hospital Requiem The story starts in the hospital with Hospital Requiem. I can here the sound of the machine helping me breath & a voice from somewhere. Where have you been? Let Me go! & Friend? The melody comes in slow & melancholic just as I'm about to die. I can here the doctors talking but it's a muffled conversation. The melody becomes more floaty & the vocals seem less real. Surely I am passing over now into the other side. I can hear the ocean, the sea of souls but somehow I can still here that damn machine keeping me tethered to the mortal plane. As the machine finally stops I wail as I hear other sounds out of the ether. 2. Foliage Pathway On the Foliage pathway I start my journey proper. Slight rain falls around me as I try to get my bearings. Suddenly it feels clear what has happened to me but I am still unsure as to how, why or most importantly where I am. Everything seems strange as an other worldly melody hums around my head & small strange bugs buzz around me. I can hear muttering nearby but as I walk down the path surrounded by the most beautiful leaves the people fade & I'm presented with something huge & indescribable. It's gone, this godlike thing. I'm alone. 3. Leraine Completely alone I am standing before open plains as the wind rushes hard in front of me, yet I do not feel it. Another melody permeates the air & disspells the wind leaving just the trickling of water. I think of the life I left behind & Leraine who undoubtedly mourns my passing still. How long has it been? I march on with purpose. I have no idea as to my goal but still I march on. My life flashes before me as I march, a long happy life in that world I led. I had the love of a good woman & the friendship of people who really cared for me. I was the first to leave it. My impatience must have gotten the better of me, my thirst for exploration led me to this land alone so alone I must march. Across the plains to where I don't know, but I'm looking forward to what awaits me next. I stop. I sense something ahead. I'm nervous & I don't know what to do. 4. The Realms Of Sanda I plunge on & find myself in a bustling marketplace. People everywhere selling their wares, chatting away. Nobody's noticed me, should they? Would they? Am I just another traveller passing by? I filter out all the hustle & bustle as I focus on it. Right there across the square. Something familiar yet alien. I walk towards it but it doesn't get any closer. It's still in the same place & I have moved but somehow it remains the distance away from me. No matter how much or how fast I move it stays out of reach. I don't even know what it is but it has filled my head. I must have it, an all consuming passion takes me as I rush on but it still wont come. As I rush I am halted. A hand grabs my shoulder pulling me back. I look back, a woman is holding onto my shirt so I can move. She pulls me closer & whispers in my ear the disappears. What? I didn't catch that? She's gone I'll never know what it was. But when I look down, it's there waiting in front of me as it always had been. 5. The King Of Sanda Looking closely at the box I recognise it as my box. The one in which I kept all my old photos & love letters. Of course I open it & I'm surrounded by a blinding light. I'm in a hallway surrounded by alien dancers moving so slowly to the slow music. They are not all alien, many are human many are not but yet they are all the same. Above them all sits a man who could be King. He looks on me, as our eyes meet the scene disappears before my tired eyes. 6. Born In a Tropical Swamp It's hot here, it's muggy, it's dark & it's foreboding. I'm knee deep in the wet earth, I try to move but it's slow going. A contrast from where I was just transported from. Strange creatures I can hear around me & in the distance I can see a light. I try to make my way towards the light but it's hard going & it has started raining. I give up, I lie on my back & try & sink into the ground, but it wont take me. An Eagle plunges out of the sky & grasps me in it's talons. It flies me high out of the tropical swamp, out of the jungle above the trees. I can see the tree tops I can see the palace behind me where I just was and in the distance where I am headed I can see a castle, dark & foreboding I fly closer & lower. The Eagle is dropping, am I too heavy? I look again at the castle, what before looked dark & scary now looks like pristine white beauty but soon it is obscured by the trees as I fall lower & lower. The Eagle drops me, as I free fall with the rain I wonder if there is pain here. I heard that there would be no pain but still I am fearful of it. I land painlessly on the ground, as I stand there is the woman from before. Who is she? Why is she here again? What is she saying? 7. Kingdom Of Hearts As the woman disappears I start walking again. She looked disappointed that I couldn't understand her message. I walk anyway in the direction of the castle, along the road coming the other way are monks. Some human others not so much, I've no idea what is going on but they all sing the same song. They are praising someone, they can't they sing, they love they praise. I walk on, they didn't notice me. Their song fades from my memory as the sound fades from my ears. I walk on towards the castle. I come out of the trees & see it, it's smaller than I first though & closer too. In a few steps I'm there & I'm greeted by children. Strange somehow that they should all seem so happy when they should be sad. 8. Friday Fall The gates open & the children disperse. I walk on into the main building of the castle & into the main hall. So many people rejoice! They dance, they sing, they eat & drink together. The talk & laugh, the mood is so different from the last gathering I attended. There is energy here & a real sense of belonging. I feel like I've come home, that my journey is over & I'm again among people who care for me. A man grabs my hand & bring me into the dance, we dance for some time but he leaves. There is the woman again, I go to her & offer her my hand. She takes it & I pull her up to dance. I stare into her eyes but she's not there. Her eyes are blank & soulless. All the revellers seem to fade away yet are still there. As fire comes to her eyes & she is awakened she turns & runs away. As she gets to the door she looks back beckoning me to follow her. 9. Terata I follow, intrigued. She leads me down a series of winding passageways, deep into the castle. It looks as if no one's been down this way for years, decades, centuries or even millenia. Only the bugs are disturbed as we make our way down. She disappears through a door to the right. There is sunlight shining from the other side & I step through into a beautiful garden. 10. Shrine She's gone. All I can see in the garden is a little shrine at the bottom of it & all I can here is the cicadas in the background. I walk towards the little shrine & I brush off the moss and the dirt so I can read the epitaph. Leraine. May she join us here soon. I fall to my knees, head in my hands & begin to cry. Soon. Soon? What does this mean? She'll be here soon? She'll die soon? We'll be together again soon? The mix of joy & anguish is unbearable. 11. We No Longer Need Ourselves Time has no meaning here. I've just gotten here yet I've been here forever. Everything is new & fresh yet everyone is an old friend. The best of both worlds it seems yet I am alone, waiting. Will I wait forever in this place with no time? Among old friends & new experiences can I truly be alone? Without her, yes, I will always be. So I wait. I don't know if I got this story how it was meant to be told as this is a game of Chinese whispers and the story is different on every retelling. There are no favourite chapters. It's a story that needs be heard as a whole to be fully understood. Japanese Translation / 日本語の翻訳 私の日本語は下手ごめんね！