Amazon.co.uk Review
On this album, Laraaji invites the listener to programme the selection of tracks according to his or her mood, including four tracks of pure silence which can be interspersed wherever it is felt appropriate. Such was Laraaji's philosophy--he didn't believe in "beginnings" and "ends", but a circum-ambient infinity, best evoked on "Being There", 25 minutes of blissfully rippling, unaccompanied zither. "Space Choir" is more loomingly nocturnal, à la
Harold Budd, "A Cave In England" incorporates the live sounds of water trickling in caves while "Laughing In Tongues", recorded with Roger Eno and Michael Brook, promotes Laraaji's belief in the therapeutic power of a good chuckle--he started working life as a stand-up comedian. The musical equivalent of a fortnight's retreat at a spa. --
David Stubbs
