Queen's Dominion

Schechter, Basya
Tzadik Records
World | Jul 2007

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2007-10-18
Oud, violin, perc & some vox in on Israeli folk-styled tunes. Various other instruments chime in on random tracks. Some tunes are elegant, almost courtly – almost medieval in their composition, while other tracks are nearly avant jazz. Play any track,

1. Midtempo, swirling Middle Eastern sway. Picks up near end.
2. Recorder & strings, elegant, lovely, melodic w/that medieval air.
3. Upbeat perc/strings, almost belly-dancish w/a bit of jazzy solos.
4. Tinny, Asian-sounding strings. Mid/upbeat w/gongs.
5. Midtempo w/strings/perc melding together. Gets almost trancy.
6. Starts slow, picks up. An avant-blend of dark percussion/strings.
7. Warm, swaying midtempo dance w/that touch of bellydance.
8. Relaxed and flowing w/that hint of jazz to the solo bits.
9. Downtempo w/an Asian feel. Strings, gongs. Stately & graceful.
10. Slow, dramatic, kind of spooky. A very cool, dark sound.

Recent airplay

Pashmina
Music CasseroleSep 25, 2010
Burning Bush
thats not bluegrassMar 21, 2008
By Way Of Haran
Memory SelectDec 21, 2007
Midian
that's not bluegrassDec 14, 2007
Dead Sea
At the Cafe BohemianDec 04, 2007
Burning Bush
Memory SelectNov 30, 2007

Charting

2007-10-28 — 2007-12-30 Reggae/World
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Track listing

1. Dead Sea
2. By Way Of Haran
3. Burning Bush
4. Pashmina
5. Midian
6. Under The Moes Tree
7. Bedouin Tea Party
8. Dancing Georgina
9. Queen's Dominion
10. Wherewolf