Release Date: 13 December 2024
Label: Real Gone Music
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 848064018261
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Shri Camel
Description
In C and Rainbow in Curved Air get all the ink (inc?), but its own
somewhat subtle way, 1980's Shri Camel, the last of the three brilliant albums Terry Riley recorded for CBS, is every bit as groundbreaking as its hallowed
predecessors. Not content to rest on his laurels as a minimalist master, Riley studied with Hindustani classical singer Pandit Pran Nath during the '70s; by blending that Eastern influence with his own experiments in just intonation (where tuning is dictated by equal mathematical intervals rather than the "tempered" tuning familiar to Western music), Riley made an album whose
shimmering textures (played through a specially modified Yamaha organ) seem to change with one's own breath or thought, like the reflection of rippling
water on rock. And while Shri Camel is far more demanding and ultimately rewarding than any "New Age" recording, one definitely gets the sense that
its ever-evolving, ecstatically hypnotic rhythmic and harmonic patterns are massaging the brain's neural circuitry, leaving one refreshed, relaxed, and, yes, maybe even a little smarter than before listening. First LP reissue and long overdue!
Tracklisting
William S. Fischer
Walter Bishop Jr
Walter Bishop Jr.'s 4th Cycle
Voivod
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Terry Riley
Arte Quartett
For The Birds: The Bird Song Project
Terry Riley
