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= REVIEWS European improvisation, and more. Chloé, A U D | oO who leads vocal training workshops, is the author of several books and has released 18 Reviewed by Richard Giles albums. Her "musical landscapes" are BOTHY CULTURE inspired by African magical, Asian mythical by Martyn Bennett and European harmonic music, and Sura is Producer: Martyn Bennett for Rykodisc, an interface of all those styles. UK, 1997 (59mins) ; BENEDICTION MOON Distributors: Australia—Festival ph (02) by Pia 9660 4022; UK—Rykodysc, ph 0181746 — Producer: P. J. Booker for New World 1234; USA—Rykodisc, ph (508) 744 7678 — Music, Suffolk, UK, 1998 (58mins) Compre Scottish bagpipes, Celtic fiddle Distributors: Australia—New World and Gaelic sound with cutting-edge Productions, ph (07) 3367 0788; UK— electronic rave/dance music and you've got New World Music, ph 0198 678 1682 Martyn Bennett's high-energy sound. It's isturbingly beautiful, angelic music is fascinating today to hear the range of new the way to describe Benediction Moon. music combining the traditional with wild Made with the support of friends and men- grooves. Bennett, classically trained at the tors, this is Pia's first solo album. The lush Royal Scottish Academy of Music, isone of — orchestral sound arrangements and Pia's gor- a new generation of musicians taking the geously powerful voice sweep the listener music of their roots and fusing it with rock into the spiritual realms. Her aim is to use to make new inroads into late-20th-century her voice in "service to God and the entire music populism. Be prepared for some creation". With background training from crazy and invigorating sounds on this Bothy _ renowned Bengali musician Haridas Culture album. Ganguli, Pia is fittingly at home in this musical kingdom. Excellent album. DANCE IN THE FIRE by Paul Cheneour and Dilly Meah COSMIC TREE Producer: Roland Clark and Paul by Yulara Cheneour for RGM, UK, 1998 (61mins) Producer: Robert Matt for Higher Octave Price: STG£12.50 + £1.50 p&h (£2 o/s ) Music, USA, 1998 (58mins) Distributor: UK—RGM Ltd, West Sussex, Distributors: Australia—MRA ph 0181 668 4444 Entertainment, ph (07) 3849 6020; USA— lwo musicians, one from a Western back- Higher Octave, ph 1800 562 8283 ground, the other from an Eastern, com- f you feel tuned to soft, ambient jazz and bine to produce music in the moment. Paul the mix of instruments from half a dozen Cheneour plays a range of flutes (and has cultures, Cosmic Tree will entrance you. previously released a number of his own Annie Hilsberg and Robert Matt—Yulara— flute albums), and Dilly Meah plays tabla. play flute, sax, keyboards and percussion Between them they create an extraordinary backed by several musician friends on tabla woven tapestry of sound and feeling; the and guitar, and recorded chants from Tibet, combination is just exquisite. On this new Borneo and India. Selected numbers are album, Dance in the Fire, their co-creative mixed with the ambient sounds of nature energy produces some magical and inspiring _ from places like Peru and India. A very moments of sound. An excellent collabora- mellow world/jazz/fusion album, capturing tion between two top musicians. the spirit of the planet working together. SURA by Chloé Goodchild Producer: Chloé Goodchild for Raven Recording, NJ, USA, 1998 (56mins) Distributors: Aust—New Age Media, ph (08) 9430 7777; USA—Raven Recording, ee F " ph 1800-76-RAVEN or (973) 642 1979; Oe Wee eal xia Germany—ph +49 8105 384858 Ihloé Goodchild's album Sura reflects her dedication to the true spiritual tradi- tions of the world—with music from the Sanskrit mantrum "Gayatri", the "Ave Generosa" of the mediaeval Rhineland mys- tic Hildegard, an ecstatic love poem by the 13th-century Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari, an ancient Jewish chant, an Eastern COSMIC TREE. AUDIO Reviewed by Richard Giles BOTHY CULTURE by Martyn Bennett Producer: Martyn Bennett for Rykodisc, UK, 1997 (59mins) Distributors: Australia—Festival ph (02) 9660 4022; UK—Rykodysc, ph 0181 746 1234; USA—Rykodisc, ph (508) 744 7678 Conne Scottish bagpipes, Celtic fiddle and Gaelic sound with cutting-edge electronic rave/dance music and you've got Martyn Bennett's high-energy sound. It's fascinating today to hear the range of new music combining the traditional with wild grooves. Bennett, classically trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, is one of a new generation of musicians taking the music of their roots and fusing it with rock to make new inroads into late-20th-century music populism. Be prepared for some crazy and invigorating sounds on this Bothy Culture album. DANCE IN THE FIRE by Paul Cheneour and Dilly Meah Producer: Roland Clark and Paul Cheneour for RGM, UK, 1998 (61mins) Price: STG£12.50 + £1.50 p&h (£2 o/s } Distributor: UK—RGM Ltd, West Sussex, ph 0181 668 4444 lwo musicians, one from a Western back- ground, the other from an Eastern, com- bine to produce music in the moment. Paul Cheneour plays a range of flutes (and has previously released a number of his own flute albums), and Dilly Meah plays tabla. Between them they create an extraordinary woven tapestry of sound and feeling; the combination is just exquisite. On this new album, Dance in the Fire, their co-creative energy produces some magical and inspiring moments of sound. An excellent collabora- tion between two top musicians. SURA by Chloé Goodchild Producer: Chloé Goodchild for Raven Recording, NJ, USA, 1998 (56mins) Distributors: Aust—New Age Media, ph (08) 9430 7777; USA—Raven Recording, ph 1800-76-RAVEN or (973) 642 1979; Germany—ph +49 8105 384858 hloé Goodchild's album Sura reflects her dedication to the true spiritual tradi- tions of the world—with music from the Sanskrit mantrum "Gayatri", the "Ave Generosa" of the mediaeval Rhineland mys- tic Hildegard, an ecstatic love poem by the 13th-century Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari, an ancient Jewish chant, an Eastern NEXUS - 83 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1998