Alio Die/Amelia Cuni: ASPARAS

Indian vocal music can have a vaporous quality,
perfectly suited to the amorphous tonalities of
ambient music. The collaboration between Italian
electronic composer Alio Die and dhuparad singer
Amelia Cuni shows how there is a natural
symbiosis between the two forms. The wafting,
formless ambience melds with Ms. Cuni’s deep
alto. Highly reminiscent of the works of Sheila
Chandra. Alio Die’s aquatic environments evoke
the sub textual theme of the recording—the
invocation of the Indian water spirits.


Hana: OMEN

The second collaboration between Anisa Romero and
Jeff Greinke takes Eastern-styled music into
triphop territory. Romero’s wavering soprano
darts through Greinke’s bank of synthesizers,
percolating rhythms, augemented by trancey
basslines. Unlike the first recording, this one
features straightforward song structures and
lyric. It’s downtempo mix, post 4AD chillout.
Greinke manipulates Romero’s serpentine voice,
particularly in songs like “Asab” and “Hide,”
while liquid electronica plays in the background,
at times suggesting a cross between Dead Can
Dance and Aphex Twin. A raw sensuality pervades
throughout the pieces, definitely moving it out
of the New Age category.


--Craig
Happy New Year, all.

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Book and Music Review Editor, Spoonfed. http://www.spoonfedamerika.com

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