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A beautiful compilation of Indian and Indian inspired music,Mystic India is an excellent introduction to the intoxicating sounds of Indian music and instruments. This carefully compiled album features music from Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Usman Khan, Al Gromer Khan, James Asher, Deuter, and Prem Joshua.
"New Earth Records has created some clever compilations, though perhaps none as effective as mystic India. Each of the 11 tracks comes from a different New Earth release, offering an excellent introduction to the company's substantial catalog (more than 80 titles and continuing) of accessible contemporary world music.
The peripatetic James Asher, perhaps best known for his fabulous dance-trance albums, is represented by 'Red Desert' and 'Further East' from his Tigers of the Raj release. The enchanting music of Prem Joshua is featured with 'Mango Rain' from Hamsafar and 'New Kafi' from Secret of the Wind.
Instruments featured on Mystic India include synthesizers, keyboards, percussion, drums, flute, guitar bass and more, as well as various Indian instruments. Additional tracks from Al Gromer khan, Chinmaya Dunster, Deuter, and others complete the compilation, offering a magical mix of dance and meditation tracks that covers a lot of musical territory."
Music Design
"Mystic India is a fantastic compilation drawn from some surprising source of Indian inspired music. Fusion is represented by the talents of James Asher and Prem Joshua. It is an exotic mix of world styles and Indian raga. Travel the calm inner journey with the peaceful and introspective selections from Al Gromer Khan and the meditative romance of Hariprisad Chaurasia, two of India's interpreters of ancient and ethereal music. Arabic rhythms and African grooves play on the traditional instruments and specific beats of ancient raga style of Indian song and poetry. Round out this experience with healing mantras from Namaste and feel your inner strength and true energy as ancient Indian spiritual traditions are translated into accessible music for ear and heart. Finally celebrate with joyful dance music from the always enjoyable Deuter. As quoted from Osho, 'The ancient Music of India needs not only training for the musician, it needs immense training for the listener. You have to be capable of falling in tune with the harmony. In a certain way you have to disappear and let only the music remain.' Let Mystic India show/train you how you how to do just that and allow only this wonderful music to remain."
Concepts Magazine
"Inevitability in one's search for spirituality and mysticism, the journey leads to India. The exotic gem of Asia where fact and fantasy are often blurred of phenomenal realities that are ostensibly misunderstood by mainstream Western cultures. The music of India is also apparently lost in a haze created by the wests commercialization of music for profit.
In 'Mystic India we are treated to the blending of traditional Indian cultural music with New World music sensibilities. Each of these artists has lent their own interpretation to the music, stretching traditional bounders with modern instruments and neo-contemporary beats and rhythms. It is not unusual to hear the poly-rhythmic thumping of the tabla combined with a bamboo flute or soprano sax accompaniment, or the haunting strains of the sitar playing beautiful melody lines. The music is rich in feeling and warm in spirit. The vision and talents of these various artists, who include James Asher, Prem Joshua, Al Gromer Khan, has elevated this project to transcend the common, reaching for peaks where eagles and angels soar in natural bliss.
Music from India is not separate from its mysticism and enchantment. It acts as a conduit for the expression of non-verbal realities, those moments where life is an experiential quality, touching upon the depth of our being and reaching beyond the words to reveal the sacred." Awareness Magazine
"This New Earth collection gathers selections that fall somewhere in the vast container that is the metaphor, music and cultures of India. Tracks range from the global sounds of James Asher and Prem Joshua to the celebration music of Deuter, the mantras of Namaste, & inner journeys of Hariprasad Chaurasia, Chinmaya Dunster, Al Gromer Khan and others."
Heartbeats Catalog (Backroad Music)
"Mystic India is a collection of music by some of New Earth Record's best loved artists. It offers an exotic mix of world music, blending styles ranging from Arabic folk, ancient Indian raga, African music and desert grooves. A wide range of instruments are featured, including soprano sax, bamboo flute, darbouka, tabla, sitar, santoor and traditional Indian Vocals. Artists on the album include James Asher, Al Gromer Khan, Deuter, Prem Joshua and Ustad Usman Khan."
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