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REVIEWS He won the North Coast Music Industry Award in 1991 for the production work on Jungle Walk. His music is exciting, versa- tile and very easy on the ear. Tarshito is an Australian talent worth supporting. Reviewed by Richard Giles JUNGLE WALK by Tarshito RRP: $15.00 (cassette), $25.00 (CD) (plus $2.00 postage) Available: Knerbles Music, PO Box 794, Mullumbimby, NSW 2484, phone (066) 84 2350; selected music stores. Wow! NEXUS goes Afro-Latin! After a hard day at the computer screen, interfac- ing with the latest cover-ups uncovered, you'll need to rest the brain, let your body rhythms take over, and this'll be the tape to do it with. “Jungle Walk” is the intro track on the first side—a 15-minute-long groove in the jungle. The sounds of elephants, monkeys and birds emerge, then combine with an infectious clephant-walk tempo, Flutes and saxes accompany the animals. Reviewed by Richard Giles JUNGLE WALK by Tarshito RRP: $15.00 (cassette), $25.00 (CD) (plus $2.00 postage) Available: Knerbles Music, PO Box 794, Mullumbimby, NSW 2484, phone (066) 84 2350; selected music stores. Wow! NEXUS goes Afro-Latin! After a hard day at the computer screen, interfac- ing with the latest cover-ups uncovered, you'll need to rest the brain, let your body rhythms take over, and this'll be the tape to do it with. “Jungle Walk” is the intro track on the first side—a 15-minute-long groove in the jungle. The sounds of elephants, monkeys and birds emerge, then combine with an infectious clephant-walk tempo. Flutes and saxes accompany the animals. Other tracks include "Mumbo", a relaxing melodic float; "Glow Qwela”, with the birds and the night rhythms; “Heart", a light samba sound; and "Latin Adventure", another longer guitar piece with harmonies weaving in and out of the birds and the flowing water in the hidden jungle depths. It's a very relaxing Latin tempo tape that would go well in anyone's collection. Tarshito is an amazingly prolific Australian musician living on the north coast of NSW. He has nine other tapes out, ranging from Latin to Eastern to Ambient. RESONANCE by Ray Osborne Produced by Emotive Sounds RRP: $19.00 Available: Spectrum Access, 18 Sodan Street, Toowong, Qld 4066, phone (07) 870 0055. If you have used a number of relaxation tapes to assist you attune to your body or your chakras (the energy centres of the body), then you'll find this one refreshingly different. Informed by a naturopath friend that each chakra has a specific musical resonance, Ray Osborne set about composing pieces of music around the resonant pitch of each of the seven main chakras. He experiment- ed with his own body, and the feeling pro- duced by the sounds, to put the whole together. Each piece lasts about 4 minutes, and Side 1 gives about 30 minutes of music. Side 2 is a 3-part relaxation piece designed to help the listener to progressively relax. Resonance can be used with massage, tai chi, yoga or even just as an accompaniment to your evening relaxation time after a long day. I found the chakra music very good both for special meditation, and for just lying around and enjoying the sounds. Another excellent Australian production from the northern NSW region. NEXUS*63 (a AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1993