Jazz Articles about Darshan

Darshan: Autumn Light

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 2000

A single word to describe Darshan is serenity. Darshan, aka Michael Allison, strives to keep things simple. Rather than employ odd dronings, weird synth effects or layer-upon-layer loopings of brain-overloading sounds -- Darshan prefers to offer the floating mote instead of swinging the heavy beam. Sparsely airy, easy caresses of synth and piano-voice keys gradually transport the listener into moods of peace and the calming of daydreams.Eno solo piano voice, Budd basics of the ivory way, and Tim ...