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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Some great tracks on this album. A wonderful mixture of western and oriental styles giving sometimes a funky and at other times a haunting and mystical sound. You don't need to be a fan of jazz or eastern music to get into this album, the pleasing combination of different instruments and the driving bass lines on most tracks makes the music easy to listen to and very rhythmical.
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Spiritual Jazz
20 Dec 2010
Format:Audio CD
In this project, ol' time Jazz Cat & Ethnomusicologist Lloyd Miller collaborates with the UK musical collective, the Heliocentrics. The result of this partnership is a beautiful blending of Jazz with traditional Asian sounds. Given Miller's background, it shouldn't be surprising that Persian folk music is a strong influence. Any introduction to "Lloyd Miller & the Heliocentrics" should make it clear that there is nothing kitschy about this project. Instead of sounding like Martin Denny style Exotica, this Jazz is often straight and serious but with tones of psychedelia and the avant-garde. For example, 'Nava' sounds like a tribute to John Coltrane's 'Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement.' Aside from the overall feel of the piece, the piano work even recalls McCoy Tyner. As a work of trance, it is as exotic as it is compelling. 'Mandala' sounds like an acoustically performed techno piece. This composition incorporates sounds from classical India. 'Bali Bronze' pays respect to the Balinese Gamelan. Like much of the Asian infused album, this song is dark and hypnotic. 'Fantasia, Pt. 1' is punctuated by doumbeks and what sounds like a Zurna. 'Pari Ru' features a zither, perhaps the Santur. It is whimsical and poetic how the zither dances with the piano. 'Lloyd's Diatribe' is the oddest track; it is a stream of consciousness spoken word piece. 'Charhargah' plays one of those iconoclastic Middle Eastern melodies. Most songs are enhanced by exotic sounding aerophones, chordophones and atmospheric percussion. The melodies are sweet and as a result, this project is as listenable as it is interesting. Compared to the vintage sound of "A Lifetime in Oriental Jazz," this Miller release sounds modern. Lloyd Miller and the Heliocentrics pulled this off with brains and groove.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A treat!
22 Jun 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lloyd Miller & Heliocentrics have come up with one of the best cds of the year! A must for any jazz enthusiast.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Thank you Lloyd Miller
22 Oct 2010
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I don't recall exactly how I stumbled upon this music= could have been NPR song of the day, no matter.
If you like jazz and world music, with an eclectic mash, this is great listening.
Only ONE cut I just could not develop affection, which is no problem at all.
If you like jazz and world music, with an eclectic mash, this is great listening.
Only ONE cut I just could not develop affection, which is no problem at all.
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