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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Seminal Recording, December 20, 1999
This review is from: Kecak (Audio CD)
This CD is the strongest by far when it comes to capturing the often terrifying intensity of the Ramayana Chant. Vocal fireworks of the first order - on par with P'ansori. Diamanda is a lightweight - take a listen.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Astounding!, September 30, 2005
This review is from: Kecak (Audio CD)
Let me say upfront, I don't understand a word of this. I've never had the dubious pleasure of actually seeing the Kecak performed live. And much of this is so esoteric as to be mind-numbing.
But there is a segment, sometimes called the Ramayana Monkey Chant, that is absolutely mesmerising: voices leap into a rapid-fire, syncopated polyrhythmic chant can only be described as an a capella equivalent to Tangerine Dream's signature textures.
This isn't everyone's cup of tea, and the only other use I can think of for it is to terrorize cats, christians, and small children, but if you DO like this sort of thing, this is the definitive version of the Kecak.
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