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& REVIEWS music has been tested on mobile-phone M U Ss | C users via kinesiology techniques, and it ; 7 7 works! Monte Cristo's sounds are dance Reviewed by Richard Giles oriented—a style described as "sublime THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC} —down-tempo electronica". OF BALKAN GYPSIES by various artists JAYA BHAGAVAN ; ; World Music Network, UK, 2005 by Tina Malia and Shimshai_ (66mins) Amida Records, USA, 2005 (50mins) Distributors: Aust—MRA Entertainment, Distributor: USA—Amida Records, tel tel (07) 3849 6020; UK—World Music (310) 230 2823, website Network, tel +44 020 7498 5252, web- _hitp:/Avww.amidarecords.com _ site http:/Awww.worldmusic.net he sound of devotional music fills the ypsy music is a fantastic, culturally planetary alrwaves again with this new mixed sound with influences stretching CD by Tina Malia and Shimshai, who have from India to the Balkans and to Andalusia been touring and playing together for four in Spain. The Rom (Gypsy) peoples have years. Tina has sung with Jai Uttal and the probably the most profound influence on the Pagan Love Orchestra over the last five _ music found from Belgrade to Bucharest. years (NEXUS 3/01, 9/05). ‘This collection They embrace the sounds of the brass band, of Sanskrit chants 1s backed by violin, violin, trumpet, clarinet and accordion as acoustic base, dulcimer, dotar, oud and other : ; Middle Eastern instruments. Guests include well as engaging voice ensembles. This : Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Jai Uttal. It's a album has some wonderfully foot-tapping, : : energetic dancing music from the Balkan, great journey of devotion for those who love Romanian, Albanian and Serbian traditions. the harmonious Sanskrit chanting style. HEALING BELLS FIRE DRUMS by Xumantra by various artists i : Music Mosaic, Australia, 2005 (63mins) Xonic, Inc., USA, 2004 (48mins) Distributors: Aust—Music Mosaic, Distributor: USA—Xonic Inc., tel (908) itto://www.music-mosaic.com, New Phi the Heh eles te Mee Dolce World Music, tel (02) 9565 4522, UK— (Xumantra) and is created without sam- Europe Siler tel Oetooiaes 7 870: ples, loops, synthesisers or any musical ‘A—Whi f F F —White Swan, tel 27 077 sequencing generation equipment. Marco US sic hite Su a 1 tel (303) 5 7 0 0 has worked for a decade with singing bowls that's had great success with collec- and bells (see NEXUS 8/01). He uses the tions of mixed cultural music from across bell instruments (known as metallophones) the world. This assemblage features a dozen in harmonically tuned sets which are specifi- 3. : we : different drumming traditions including cally chosen to produce a mystical, melodic Latin, carnivale, African, Indian, Cuban and and powerful sense of spiritual and sacred . sora - : modern ambient trance-techno. There are sound. Listening to Healing Bells is to hear ne . tye traditional sounds, modern percussion the sound of bells and gongs on the wind in d lecti Jes in th d environment of ambience arrangements and many eclectic styles in the a sacre . world-beat drum tradition. This is an ener- getic album that gets you up on your feet to pound away on the floor! VOYAGE by Monte Cristo D. Records Ltd, UK, 2005 (65mins) Distributors: UK—Universal Music Operations, tel +44 020 7368 6311, website http://www. lorianamusic.com like to promote new approaches to music that come into NEXUS, and this one is a "must". "Bio Music 6 in 1" is a process of embedding frequencies into the coherent fields of audible sound, mixing them in with non-audible frequencies to create "uniform fields of sound waves". These fields are said to restore the natural balance of vital forces in living organisms as well as the in environment. It's claimed such fields can revitalise water, protect against dangerous EMFs and rebalance stressed bodies. The music has been tested on mobile-phone M U Ss | C users via kinesiology techniques, and it ; 7 7 works! Monte Cristo's sounds are dance Reviewed by Richard Giles oriented—a style described as "sublime THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC} —down-tempo electronica". OF BALKAN GYPSIES by various artists JAYA BHAGAVAN ; ; World Music Network, UK, 2005 by Tina Malia and Shimshai_ (66mins) Amida Records, USA, 2005 (50mins) Distributors: Aust—MRA Entertainment, Distributor: USA—Amida Records, tel tel (07) 3849 6020; UK—World Music (310) 230 2823, website Network, tel +44 020 7498 5252, web- _hittp://www.amidarecords.com _ site http:/www.worldmusic.net he sound of devotional music fills the ypsy music is a fantastic, culturally planetary alrwaves again with this new mixed sound with influences stretching CD by Tina Malia and Shimshai, who have from India to the Balkans and to Andalusia been touring and playing together for four in Spain. The Rom (Gypsy) peoples have years. Tina has sung with Jai Uttal and the probably the most profound influence on the Pagan Love Orchestra over the last five _ music found from Belgrade to Bucharest. years (NEXUS 3/01, 9/05). ‘This collectior They embrace the sounds of the brass band, of Sanskrit chants 1s backed by violin, violin, trumpet, clarinet and accordion as acoustic base, dulcimer, dotar, oud and oth : ; Middle Eastern instruments. Guests includ well as engaging voice ensembles. This : Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Jai Uttal. It's a album has some wonderfully foot-tapping, : : energetic dancing music from the Balkan, great journey of devotion for those who lov Romanian, Albanian and Serbian traditions. the harmonious Sanskrit chanting style. HEALING BELLS by Xumantra Xonic, Inc., USA, 2004 (48mins) Distributor: USA—Xonic Inc., tel (908) 876 9967, http://www.xoninc.com his is the fifth release by Marco Dolce (Xumantra) and is created without sam- ples, loops, synthesisers or any musical sequencing generation equipment. Marco has worked for a decade with singing bowls and bells (see NEXUS 8/01). He uses the bell instruments (known as metallophones) in harmonically tuned sets which are specifi- cally chosen to produce a mystical, melodic and powerful sense of spiritual and sacred sound. Listening to Healing Bells is to hear the sound of bells and gongs on the wind in a sacred environment of ambience. VOYAGE by Monte Cristo D. Records Ltd, UK, 2005 (65mins) Distributors: UK—Universal Music Operations, tel +44 020 7368 6311, website http://www. lorianamusic.com like to promote new approaches to music that come into NEXUS, and this one is a "must". "Bio Music 6 in 1" is a process of embedding frequencies into the coherent fields of audible sound, mixing them in with non-audible frequencies to create "uniform fields of sound waves". These fields are said to restore the natural balance of vital forces in living organisms as well as the in environment. It's claimed such fields can revitalise water, protect against dangerous EMFs and rebalance stressed bodies. The NEXUS 73 DECEMBER 2005 — JANUARY 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com