Acoustic Music Rec.
Ahimsa : What Is The Nature Of Spirit ? (IND/D,rec.2003,re.2006)****
No information whatsoever could be found on the label’s page. Funny to hear is the starting melody with an adaptation of some known tune on “a fistful of..” (by ??), then bluesy guitar with Indian elements. Also added is a small portion of (western styled) drumming to the Indian percussion (also on the second track in equal bits). The bass plays here with funky touches, and the guitar adapts rock elements into the track. Violin improvises on top, with fast tabla. Then there appears a dialogue between tabla/violin on one side and percussion/guitar on the other. This track sets the tone for more inventive fast rhythmic-melodic breaks and improvisations on “Zappalahari” (what’s in a title??). “Ella..for Namalie” is a quieter acoustic guitars/violin led track (not forgetting the rhythmic foundation of all that happens, a bit more freely, emotionally). The violin parts are more colouring-orchestrating here at times. Between more Indian flavoured tunes, often with jazz touches, “Facing Vast Land” is a different composition by the bass player, at first with guitars only and without percussion. I also need to mention “Samiha’s Dream” which has some really strange, surreal parts. It adapted odd versions of flamenco, improvised free(!) parts but then returns as if getting awake its Indo-fusion melodies.
