Erotic Rhythms from Earth [ENHANCED]

Govinda

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Original Release Date: May 8, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Earthtone
• ASIN: B00005B1HE
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #131,190 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tu M'Aimes

2. City of Pleasures

3. Union of Body and Sound

4. Oranic Beauty

5. Move Me Slow

6. Mind Mysterium

7. Zephyr [Ecstatic Mix]

8. Two Become One

9. Synthetic Beauty

10. Falling from Grace

11. Clear With Fantasy

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If the afterworld includes a red-light district, Erotic Rhythms from Earth would qualify as its soundtrack. The third recording from Austin, Texas programmer/multi-instrumentalist Shane O'Madden beckons you into an off-focus world of amorphous boundaries, one that hovers somewhere between eternity and soft-core carnality. Offering an assortment of quirky temptations too intriguing to resist, O'Madden blurs Middle Eastern textures (principally generated via violin) and ambient electronic wayfaring with sultry, unhurried trip-hop textures, subtle female cooing, and understated rhythms. It all combines to exude a beguiling mood of faint danger and fashionable decadence, where the final destination is a bazaar of hidden, delicious pleasures. If the disc's arresting cover image speaks to you, so, too, will this exotic, oddly accessible slice of imaginative trip-hop. Worth repeated plays are the mysterious, X-Files-in-India groove of "City of Pleasures," the propulsive beat of "Falling from Grace," the spray of colored light stirred by the growling rhythm of "Organic Beauty," and the erotic whispers of "Clear with Fantasy." The whole thing is strangely seductive. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Thoroughly Seduced, August 29, 2001

By	Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Surpringly Govinda ditches most Middle Eastern infections to give more of an exotic flair of sultry trip-hop and electronic/ambient beats. But of course the ingenious Texas programmer/multi-talented instrumentalist Shane O' Madden still embraced Govinda's trademark of contemporary world music with the generation of layer upon layer of violin playing, doing it careful and subtly as to not overdo it but instead to place it exactly in all the right yet minimal spots. So once the production is completely finished the end effect is a lush, cooing atmosphere of angelic female vocalese's entwining bright textures and delicate groovebeats to raise an intoxicating mist in one's mind; leaving the listener deliciously satisfied. Understand, though, that this is no Entwined & Entranced or Oh Earthly Gods, but instead more of a changing experiement that deems, in my opinion, notably worthy of listen upon listen upon listen.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars govinda's earthly vibes move the soul., January 30, 2002

By	alan (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

I recently bought this album and promptly fell in love with it. everyone I know loves the cosmically smooth rhythms and positive beats that define this album. The mixture of trippy violin and traditional sounds of Indian, Celtic, and Spanish music move the mind. The transient flowing synthesized tunes move me to a level beyond the planet earth. The music of govinda has the ability to relax, invigorate, and expand the thoughts of anyone who listens with an open mind.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not the same Govinda, May 18, 2001

By	R O C K E T (The Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews

First off, I wasn't crazy about the other Govinda albums. I liked them, but didn't love them by any means. I bought this one mostly because I thought the cover was one of the best covers I've ever seen. Upon first listen I was very disappointed. Each time I listen o it, though, it gets better and better. Now I really like it (but don't absolutely love it yet). I think it's much more inventive and original than the other two albums. It's much more down-tempo than "Entwined and Entranced," incorporating experimental trip-hop beats rather than generic dance beats. The world sampling is at a minimum and fits very well where it's been placed. The noteworthy songs (in my opinion) are "Organic Beauty," "Synthetic Beauty," "Mind Mysterium," "Two Become One," the remix of "Le Zephyr," and "Falling from Grace." Just a warning to anyone listening to it for the first time: The first three songs are the worst on the album! So don't turn it off and toss it out after listening to just the beginning. Recommended for those that like trip-hoppy or dubby beats and a fresh new sound unlike most new age or worldbeat artists.