In the Garden of Souls
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| In the Garden of Souls | ||
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| Studio album by VAS | ||
| Released | May 9, 2000 | |
| Genre | World | |
| Length | 62:35 | |
| Label | Narada | |
| Producer(s) | Greg Ellis, Azam Ali | |
| VAS chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Offerings (1998) |
In the Garden of Souls (2000) |
Feast of Silence (2004) |
In the Garden of Souls is the third album by VAS.
On this album, Vas doesn't so much extend their sound as go deeper within it. Singer Azam Ali continues singing in tongues; she's an intoxicating priestess who invites you into terrain that's both sacred and sensual. Her voice is framed by her own hammered dulcimer and the percussion of Greg Ellis. He draws on a trap set that replaces tom-toms, snare drums, and cymbals with djembes, dumbeks, udu drums, chimes, and bells to surround Ali with a seductive swirl of throbbing percussion, while Cameron Stone adds sinewy, raga-like cello lines. You can hear the influence of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen's medieval chants on pieces like "Inamorata" and "Beyond Despair," while "Inward Coil" builds from a plaintive folk tune into a classical crescendo. Azam Ali's voice is a stunning instrument, hovering between the ululations of Iran, where she was born, and the extended, note-bending melodiousness of India, where she was raised.
[edit] Track listing
- "In The Garden Of Souls"
- "Inamorata"
- "Samaya"
- "Prayer For Soheil"
- "Ceremony Of Passage"
- "Beyond Despair"
- "The Inward Coil"
- "Éphémère (Upon The Faded)"
- "Lila"
- "Unbecome"
- "Sevdama"
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