Customer Reviews

Sound Sutras

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is one CD that I can put on at work and blistfully work away to. I am into Chill, Lounge and Electronica music and this CD fits the bill. But it - you won't be sorry.

I'd order this again. I actually can't believe that I really do like it that much. But I can tell the novelty will wear out fast, so I will listen to it in moderation. Requires patience.

When I 1st heard of a new Govinda release I purchased it even before the release date. It finally arrived & I sat down & listened to the whole album right away. My 1st take was that it was lacking some of the key highlights I loved from his album "Worlds Within". Shane seemed to be taking his style in a new direction & I wasn't sure if I would adapt or that it would be an album I'd choose over some of his previous releases. I listened again & after a few days it started to quickly catch my attention. Now after hearing it over 100 times it is a tie for 2nd place & a fantastic album in my eyes.
Now I have all of Govinda's albums & here is my list in order of the ones I enjoy most:

1.Worlds Within
2.Erotic Rhythms from Earth *or* Sound Sutras
3.Echoes of Eden
4.O'Earthly Gods
5.Entwined & Entranced

I think the lyrics are what hold the album Sound Sutras from being locked in as my #2 choice. They're still really good but the lack of foreign vocals/languages leaves a void on this album for me. But like I said before it's a fantastic album & It keeps getting better everytime I put it on. My only solid complaint is song #12 (El Sueno) I skip it everytime.

Besides song #12...I highly recommend buying this album. 5*****

*I can't wait for the next Govinda release*

THE MUSIC PUTS ME IN A ZONE.......GREAT ALTERNATIVE FOR CHILL AND LOUNGE MUSIC.....WOMEN LOVE IT

I have to agree with the lone critical reviewer here who bemoaned this album as being generic, uninspired, etc. After Govinda's first couple of albums, I was very much looking forward to this release, and another 45 minutes or so of Govinda's unique take on the extremely crowded (and thus often 'uninspired') 'chill-out' genre(s).

Look, this album is fine for having on in the background as a soundtrack to mundane tasks. But it just feels like any of the 56,987 'lounge'-type albums, each with a picture of some beautiful girl at a hot locale on the cover. See! This is how this album will make you feel! See! This is why they all sound the same.

Ugh.

"World's Within" and, "Erotic Rhythms from Earth" are, in my opinion, transcendent of the genre. This one is not. Still, not a horrible album for background listening, which is why I give it the same 3 stars that other guy did. For basically the same reasons.

For me, my entry point into Govinda's world of sensual trance/groove/lounge/electronica was their 2004 release, "Worlds Within." What really caught me were the Indian motifs they put into their music.

Then we waited three years, THREE YEARS until another release. And what we got was this - Sound Sutras.

A "Sutra" is a Hinduistic concept, something not just Indian. But that begs the question - where ARE the Hindi, Indian, or ethnic chants at all on this album? All we got are a load of English lyrics.

Govinda didn't include anything in this album that is signature of them - it's generic groove/lounge. Which, if you're okay with, more power to you, but if you've listened to plenty of groove/lounge albums like I have, you want something more novel, original, and exciting.

Traditional fans of Govinda might be disappointed, but folks who just like lounge in general may find this a welcome addition to their collection - hence why I give it THREE stars.

Not really all that great, not really all that bad, either.