Total Time: 50 mins. Available only on cassette.
(for a CD version of most tracks from this album see Between Bombay & Byron Bay )
The third album with Sangeet. We began recording in late '94 and completed it in June '95.
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1. Good Morning - This is a very beautiful, simple track with Sangeet playing sitar in the early morning, to the birds in the forest, at my home "Kittani", Northern NSW, Australia.
2. A Beautiful Day - Sangeet had an idea of the feel of the music. I created a drone on the keyboards building up to a basic drum groove. We developed this until it was solid enough for Sangeet to lay down a track of sitar. I then added accoustic guitar and a few orchestral parts to complete this ambient-eastern-rock composition.
3. Between Bombay and Byron Bay - This one has a strange scale. Sangeet on sitar, and myself on steel string guitar improvised this one live in the studio. I then layed a track of fretless bass.
4. Ihos - begins with the done of the sitar and a haunting soprano sax played by Phillip. The tablas (played by Nanda Gopal) begin the rhythm and the sitar takes you on a jouney of belly dancers and snake charmers as the rhythm speeds up to a crashing finale.
5. Cheeky Boogie - is a tongue in cheek western boogie with the
weirdest scale that always makes me smile and think " Is this for real?"
This was improvised live in the studio with Sangeet on sitar, Nanda Gopal on
tablas and myself on steel string guitar. I then played fretless bass guitar.
The syncopated rhythms and intricate harmonies blend sophistication and raw feeling into a soulful,accoustic tapestry.
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Manifesting Dreams
As the title suggests this is about manifeating
my dreams (a home in a beautiful, natural place having my own recording studio,
being succsessful with my music.......).The feel is a light, bossa nova with the
melodies and harmonies played on flute (by Peter Haddock),skatting voice (by
Damini), and guitar by yours truly, with both a nylon string guitar solo and a
flute solo. I layed down the rhythm section with fretless bass, keyboards, drums
and percussion.
Flamenco Dancer
A fiery, flamenco feel with Pete playing the
melody lines on flute with a brass backing. I played a fiery Spanish guitar
solo.
La Luna Llena ( means 'the full moon' in Spanish)
This music
is composed by a Chilanian friend, Miguel Pinera. I've been playing this music
since 1981. It has evolved and changed into what it sounds like today and always
goes down well live with it's uptempo, lively Latin feel.
Pete assisted in
part of the production and does some great flute parts. I sang the lead vocals
with Damini on harmony, and all three of us (Damini, Pete and I ) sang the
chorus lines.
Dreams Of Passion
This is a very fast, fiery (Al Di Meola
influence) piece.
It starts off with a dreamy introduction with keyboards,
flute and electric guitars and fires into this high speed accoustic/electric
guitar chase.
Arcoiris (means rainbow in Spanish)
This is another Miguel
Pinera composition with my arranging and interpretation. The feel is a
layed-back bossa with guitar, keyboards, fretless bass, drums, and percussion.
It features Damini and I on vocals with lots of space for accoustic guitar and
flute improvizations.
Takila
Another flamenco style composition with the percussive
melodies and harmonies on the flute and skatting vocals. The solos are on
Spanish guitar and flute.
Diving
This is a song I wrote whilst in Bali enjoying underwater
snorkling. It has a jazzy-Latin-fusion feel. Pete and Damini sang the verses and
Damini and I sang the choruses. I playedthe electric guitars on the theme and
that jazzy guitar solo is by Nandano.
Badaba
A very dancable, happy, flamenco, party song I
composed after learning some flamenco rhythms.
Damini, Pete, Jannelle and I
all sang together, after I created the backing and Spanish guitar solo.
It was first released on 18th Dec '96 on cassette and 2001 on CD
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