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It's very easy to dismiss Rhythmscape: The New Sound of Melody and Rhythm as new age meandering. After all there's plenty of rain sticks and gongs, and you'll find plenty of blathering in the sleeve notes. And don't forget the faux jazz that makes up "Zinc." But if you can take the time to get beyond all the clichés, there's actually some tasty musicianship on this album. Bikram Ghosh is an extremely talented tabla player, albeit one who's working very much outside the box on this release, accommodating Indian ideas, voices, and instruments (along with Western percussion and instruments) to Western mores. All too often that's a bad thing, and brings out the worst from both cultures in the name of fusion. But on pieces like "Gangotri" there's some depth to the thought and the playing. Granted, it's not going to be to everyone's taste. Those who favor Indian classical music will likely see it as heresy, and the new age crowd might find it somewhat busy. So while it falls betwixt and between, there's still plenty of good to be found -- you just have to search for it.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Rhythm Speaks
Pandit Parthasarathy Desikan, Performer - Bikram Ghosh, Lyricist, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
Little Krishna (Bikram Ghosh)
Pandit Parthasarathy Desikan, Performer - Bikram Ghosh, Composer, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
Zinc (Bikram Ghosh)
Pandit Parthasarathy Desikan, Performer - Bikram Ghosh, Composer, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
The Language of Innocence
Mohor Mazumdar, Performer - Souradeep Haldar, Performer - Anamitra Dengupta, Performer - Debayan Roy, Performer - Somnath Roy, Performer - Bikram Ghosh, Lyricist, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
Gangotri (Bikram Ghosh)
Bikram Ghosh, Composer, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
Tandav
Naveen Namboodri, Performer - Bikram Ghosh, Lyricist, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
Gypsy Rain (Bikram Ghosh)
Bikram Ghosh, Composer, Performer
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
Album review
It's very easy to dismiss Rhythmscape: The New Sound of Melody and Rhythm as new age meandering. After all there's plenty of rain sticks and gongs, and you'll find plenty of blathering in the sleeve notes. And don't forget the faux jazz that makes up "Zinc." But if you can take the time to get beyond all the clichés, there's actually some tasty musicianship on this album. Bikram Ghosh is an extremely talented tabla player, albeit one who's working very much outside the box on this release, accommodating Indian ideas, voices, and instruments (along with Western percussion and instruments) to Western mores. All too often that's a bad thing, and brings out the worst from both cultures in the name of fusion. But on pieces like "Gangotri" there's some depth to the thought and the playing. Granted, it's not going to be to everyone's taste. Those who favor Indian classical music will likely see it as heresy, and the new age crowd might find it somewhat busy. So while it falls betwixt and between, there's still plenty of good to be found -- you just have to search for it.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:46
- Main artists: Bikram Ghosh
- Composer: Bikram Ghosh
- Label: Navras Records
- Genre: World
2014 Navras Records 2014 Navras Records
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