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Saatvik Sequencers - The Middle Path (Audio Ashram)
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Audio Ashram
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Posted : Jul 3, 2008 14:42:01
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Samples and website coming real soon...
Artist - Satvik Sequencers
Title - The Middle Path
Label - Audio Ashram, India
Catalogue - AA00001
Format - CD
Genre - Electro-Classical
Credits –
Music Director – Balkrishan Sharma
Flute - Pundit Ajay Prasanna
Sarod - Pundit Mukesh Sharma
Vocals - Pundit Bholenath Mishra
Release Date - 30th June 2008
Artwork -
Front http://tinyurl.com/55v3xm
Back http://tinyurl.com/4wsg7b
Tracklist -
1. Raga - Ahirbharavi (18:40)
2. Raga - Bhimpilasi (17:42)
3. Raga - Durga (18:12)
CD Text -
The middle path is an attempt to bridge the gap between two different ages, the classical and the digital age. All three compositions are based around the pure Indian classical ragas that are blended with groovy melodious digital atmospheres. The ragas used were carefully chosen keeping the three basic times of an average human’s day – Morning, Afternoon & Evening, thus maintaining a comfortable relaxed environment to listen to the genre of music we have come to call ‘Electro-classical’.
Review -
‘Saatvik Sequencers’ is a conceptual music project by Nikhel Kumar Mahajan and Hari Singh. Both the artists have a vivid background in electronic music. Nikhel has released 2 critically acclaimed albums under his alternate avatars of Sattyananda (Ambient) & Kalyug (Progressive) and has performed at festivals all around the globe while Hari has a sound engineer degree from SAE Chennai & a diploma degree in music production from Manchester Midi School in the UK. He has also played an active role in the Manchester club scene as a sound engineer & organiser. He is going to release his solo debut album on Audio Ashram in 2008. Both the artists have had the honour to work with top classical artists like Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan, Anoushka Shankar, Subha Mudgal & Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.
‘The Middle Path’ is synthesized to be an evolving journey that uplifts the listener in every way possible. All sounds are comfortable, relaxed & groovy with a sense of shamanic mysticism. The album maintains the uncompromising production quality listeners have come to expect from the duo’s other projects.
Each of the three18 minutes compositions are built on a solid framework of intricate Indian classical music ragas blended with layers of electronic atmosphere drifts that induce dreamy nonchalance.
Raga Aheerbharavi symbolizes the morning cycle of a human’s day. It focuses on the flute by Pundit Ajay Prasanna which is introduced by an array of pads that rise out of the darkness to announce the incoming beat. The sounds are accentuated by soothing vocals and hazy atmospheres that are interspaced with precise mechanical percussions.
The second track Raga Bhimpalasi symbolizes the afternoon cycle & focuses on mesmerizing vocals by Pundit Bholenath Mishra. It starts off with a thick blend of chants & ethereal synths. The digital mix of groovy break-beats and glitchy overtones overlay the organic flute & sarod, teleports our conscious minds to realms of uncompromised quality and cutting edge electro-classical music.
Raga Durga, symbolizes the last cycle of the day, the evening cycle and focuses on the Indian instrument Sarod, played skillfully by Pundit Mukesh Sharma. The track can be best described as an epic. The build up from cinematic ambient bliss to up tempo ethno-chill is impeccable and would best suit a festival audience.
The artwork for the album is warm and pleasant with different shades of orange as a background for digital wire frames. Exploring the CD inlay we find thoughtful quotes such as “We are what we think. All that we are arises with out thoughts. With our thoughts we make our world – Buddhist Quote” which explores the artists thought process and the parallel musical dimension they create & “Just as the highest and lowest notes are equally inaudible. So perhaps is the greatest sense and the greatest nonsense equally unintelligible – Allan Watts” that symbolizes the path between different genres the artists have chosen for painting this sonic canvass.
The Middle Path is a mature and innovative album that has been released by India’s latest Independent Music Label/ Production House ‘Audio Ashram’ which is an initiative by Nikhel, Bawa & Joey Matthew to promote the crème of electronic musicians across different music genres and help the electronic music culture in India morph into a truly global phenomenon. Audio Ashram is also donating a percentage of all the album sales to ‘Cankids Kidscan’ a family support group for children with cancer and their families ( http://www.cankidsindia.org/ ).
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Audio Ashram
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Posted : Jul 3, 2008 18:45
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people in india can send me a email and we can figure a way to send the disc  |
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Forest dreams
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Posted : Jul 5, 2008 08:57
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wow.. this seems like worth picking up
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sure_smoke_alot
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Posted : Jul 5, 2008 13:20
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On 2008-07-03 18:45, Audio Ashram wrote:
people in india can send me a email and we can figure a way to send the disc
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this is wot i wud like to hear for each release 
definetly buyin this 1
the problem with valuing art is, till u dont understand it, it's worthless but wen u do understand it, it's priceless!! |
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Jul 6, 2008 02:05
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Good going praketh 
Audio ashram is getting their batteries charged now..awaiting more news.
All the best and support
BOm
“What we need is the development of the Inner Spiritual man, the unique individual, whose treasure is hidden in the symbols of our mythological tradition and in man’s unconscious psych.” - CJ Jung |
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ganeshaaa
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Posted : Jul 13, 2008 19:27
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Congratulations On the release Praketh and evryone else at audio Ahsram.
Im sure theres a lot more to be expected by them.
Havent listened to the album yet . But i expect to hear it soon and i think its gonna be great.
Cheers guys |
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Audio Ashram
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Posted : Jul 14, 2008 13:07
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damon
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 11:35
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Finally got it  Smooth blend of traditional and electronic music. Nice work.
Any other releases on Audio Ashram?
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