Woven Landscapes
World
| Jan 2016
Reviews
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-01-07
Reviewed 2016-01-07
Electro-acoustic music from an American born musician who calls himself Narayan Sijan. He has traveled widely to produce these fusion pieces meant to evoke Eastern landscapes; nice variety of sounds, melodies, timbres
NO FCC's detected; Favorite tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8
1-The Journey-(5:50) – textured and layered string piece with percussion and drone background
2-Schirin-5:22-- original composition with words of Sufi poem recited Arabic folded into it
*3- River Bend -(7:06)- starts off mysteriously with saz and drones and adds wondrous textures; inspired by crossing the Bosphorus
*4-The Road to Hijaz (3:44) – Nice springy percussive start with drums and oud in the Hijaz mode; amalgam of songs heard on the road; evocative of the Arabian peninsula
5- Caspian Sea (9:17) – music inspired by traveling on the Karakoram Highway with Sufi poem lines woven in
*6-Upon My Own Hand (4:21) – sounds Turkish or Kurdish; pretty song with nice springy beat; you can “see” the starry sky described in the individual high treble notes
7-Desert Water (7:14) –Inspired by Rajasthan, with Indian (not sure what language) lyrics and Indian-sounding instrumentation
*8-High Mountain (6:07) – Inspired by Jerusalem and Mount Zion; marching rhythm; somber
NO FCC's detected; Favorite tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8
1-The Journey-(5:50) – textured and layered string piece with percussion and drone background
2-Schirin-5:22-- original composition with words of Sufi poem recited Arabic folded into it
*3- River Bend -(7:06)- starts off mysteriously with saz and drones and adds wondrous textures; inspired by crossing the Bosphorus
*4-The Road to Hijaz (3:44) – Nice springy percussive start with drums and oud in the Hijaz mode; amalgam of songs heard on the road; evocative of the Arabian peninsula
5- Caspian Sea (9:17) – music inspired by traveling on the Karakoram Highway with Sufi poem lines woven in
*6-Upon My Own Hand (4:21) – sounds Turkish or Kurdish; pretty song with nice springy beat; you can “see” the starry sky described in the individual high treble notes
7-Desert Water (7:14) –Inspired by Rajasthan, with Indian (not sure what language) lyrics and Indian-sounding instrumentation
*8-High Mountain (6:07) – Inspired by Jerusalem and Mount Zion; marching rhythm; somber
Recent airplay
Desert Water
Everything A to Z week 34 — Mar 14, 2016
Upon My Own Hand
Music Casserole — Feb 27, 2016
River Bend
Music Casserole — Feb 06, 2016
Desert Water
Emergency Crew 063620 fri 2-5-16 jazz — Feb 05, 2016
River Bend
Melange — Jan 28, 2016
Upon My Own Hand
Melange — Jan 21, 2016
Charting
2016-01-10 — 2016-03-15
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 20 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | 2 |
| Jan 31 | 1 |
| Jan 24 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Journey | ||
| 2. | Schirin | ||
| 3. | River Bend | ||
| 4. | The Road To Hijaz | ||
| 5. | Caspian Sea | ||
| 6. | Upon My Own Hand | ||
| 7. | Desert Water | ||
| 8. | High Mountain |