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Suvarna: Fire of the Oracle
ByI finally received this final version CD long ago from Etherean Music after being sent a pre-release CD-R 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 Freeman's vocals and violin are a luscious experience!! THIS RELEASE IS JUST TOO COOL!! It avoids all that cheesy gestalt of, "let's-rip-off-Indian-trditional-music-and-make-a-fast-buck-disco-drivel" stylings, all too prevalent in world music BUT INSTEAD delivers a truly unique listening experience. The 7:30 "Completion" song was AWESOME, a meditative lilting of ecstasy unbound, solemn, pure light in sound, and to hear Suvarna's spoken words were as if an angel had come to my side ooh, serious athrilling goosebumps oh for this song to have lasted three times longer.
Next CD, Suvarna, fill a whole CD with such!! Let your soul fly for a good 18 minutes or so. Do it! Suvarna, you are !!MAGIC!! and your voice has lifted this seasoned reviewer into planes of new sonic nirvanas please do this again!! Thanks!
Need I say this? . . . Highly recommended!
Track Listing
Fire of the Oracle, Nature Spirits, All is Dust, Contentment, Emancipation, Rain Dance, Completion, Flame of Life, Rising Tree, The Master
Personnel
Ravi Freeman is keys, kora, guitar, kaval, bass, percussion, chants, overtone vox, loops and many talented others helped out here and there . . .
Album information
Title: Fire of the Oracle | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Etherean Music
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