Customer Reviews

Temple of Love

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This is the gentlest and quietest of Rasa's recordings of Indian devotional songs, and perhaps the one best suited for deep meditation. The tone of "Temple of Love" is a bit more whimsical and spacey than that of previous albums, with more synthesizer ambience and less emphasis on drum beats. Kim Waters' voice glides and croons above a symphony of gentle instrumentals, overdubbed by Hans Christian on a multitude of stringed instruments ranging from cello and Scandinavian nyckleharpa to Indian sitar and sarangi, not to mention keyboards and ethnic percussion. Though unique unto itself, Rasa's music was developing a tendency to all sound the same after a while. This dreamy, laid back album is a welcome departure, with some new modes and melodies, and different orchestrations. That being said, the first track "Jaya Radhe" (while not at all the same as the similarly named "Jaya Radha" from the previous album, "Shelter") does sound very similar to something I remember hearing on an earlier release, but I can't place it. The other songs, however, are fresh and new. For more by Rasa, try "Light and Spirit," Hans Christian's solo venture into the world of Renaissance polyphony, with his unique blend of cello, nyckelharpa and sarangi overdubs in tow. It's an interesting twist on the repertoire!

Rasa's latest offering creates the space for the listener to not only transcend universal consciousness but to actually FEEL the the cellular structure relax and align to the memory of Oneness. It's a carefully crafted process - tracks 1-5 set the stage so gently the mind doesn't quite realize what's occurring, track 6 is "lift-off," tracks 7-9 afford the opportunity to live in that state of eternal remembrance. Many, many thanks for sharing this amazing gift, Rasa!

I normally listen to heavy metal and rap and rock and things like that, but I heard this on Pandora (or maybe slacker) and thought it was almost as energetic as what I normally listen to.

I only have heard a few tracks but it sounds sooooooooooo very authentic. It doesn't sounds manufactured or engineered. Just very natural and quite captivating.

This is my favorite of all the Rasa's albums. The music is exquisitley beautiful both in vocals and instrumentation. The sarengi (Indian violin) is most evocative of devotion. This album can be used in devotional practices, meditation, yoga or relaxation. The "Temple of Love" lives up to its name.

I do not think it is a good as Shelter. It seems to lack direction. The violins do not fit the music. Album was more melancholy than meditative.

i have been into vaisnava spirituality a long time, and they really got it, perfect and professional !