Meeting Rivers [IMPORT]

M Path

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Triloka Records
• ASIN: B00004Y6UD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #496,488 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Madmen for God

2. Strange World

3. Devi

4. Jaya

5. Om Mani

6. Parikrama

7. Dream Away

8. Meeting Rivers

9. Jagad Ma

10. Longing

11. Om Mani

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For openers on Meeting Rivers, there's a hoedown of sorts, a hip cross-pollination of cheerful, contemporary grooves and a spirited sitar. Next comes "Strange World," with its laconic, offbeat choir and its unlikely India-meets-the-Tropics vibe, then another groove-based meander through pockets of jazz flute, light chanting, and Indian instrumentation. Meeting Rivers, clearly, marks the confluence of many diverse elements, a colorful, largely upbeat musical mishmash that might be best described as world-pop fusion, but who really knows? M Path, the group name assumed by two musician-producers, Gardner Cole and Mitchell Markus, also involve a circle of friends that includes sarangi master Ramesh Mishra. Though not every piece works, the mostly instrumental project smartly weaves Indian instruments into rhythmic Western musical textures to yield such cross-cultural flings as "Om Mani," a dreamily propulsive piece (also the disc's best track), and "Jagad Ma," a slightly warped, Indian-flavored romp for guitar and violin. The disc concludes with a mod, earnest raga ("The Longing"), one last quirk on a loose-knit, off-center yet accessible recording. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sunrise Trance, October 1, 2000

By	Zimi Ahzrix (Great Lakes, United States) - See all my reviews

Well, I am a nomadic gypsy dead head and I can tell you that this CD is fantastic piece of GOA trance dance that can make a beach bunch party until the dawn...sort of the music that Madonna searches the world over so she can cop its atmosphere...Flute, sarods, sitars, loping beats and occasional vocals by smokey throated singers...Trip your chakra clear...A great find indeed!

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag, September 28, 2005

By	JobDodger "Subgeni" (Panama City, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meeting Rivers (Audio CD)

I found every song here to really great or very bad. I love Madmen for God, Devi, Jaya, Om Mani, and Meeting Rivers. This is definately worth a spin. The tracks I listed have a great vibe and will make you happy!

4.0 out of 5 stars East meets (more) West, July 28, 2005

By	Mark Gelotte - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Meeting Rivers (Audio CD)

Indian Fusion and World Beat are infused here but MPath has introduced a much more western "pop" sound. Basically upbeat and cheerfull which can be refreshing on cuts like Devi and Jaya. Danceable and exotic.

Western guitar plays a role in several cuts on this CD, for better and worse. The jazzy cut, Jagad Ma, uses slide guitar over tablas, chorus and violin to a unique effect; it takes it out of the aura of India but it works on it's own level. Unfortunately, Parikrama also introduces a guitar approach but one that is too westernized for this kind of theme.

It is important to note that several songs continue the pop orientation by including western lyrics and vocals over the ethnic sounds. I find marrying two distinct styles doesn't usually fit and seems out of place.

Besides the ones mentioned earlier, two strong cuts are at the end with a trance mix of Om Mani and a slow-building fusion beat called The Longing. This CD is worth getting for the individual songs rather than the whole album. The used prices (as of this writing) are hovering at a $1 which makes the decision easy.