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In The House Of Mirrors

Hector Zazou Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Zannat
2 Kanoon Ampa
3 Attainable Border: South
4 Wanna Mako
5 Sisyphe
6 Nazar Shaam
7 Hool Ki Seva
8 Twice As Good As We Are
9 Darbari
10 Attainable Border: East

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With his latest album the ever-innovative Hector Zazou offers a stunningly fresh take on classical Asian music, inviting four outstanding instrumentalists from India and Uzbekistan to offer inspired performances which he then enhances through subtle reprocessing techniques. The album was recorded in Mumbai with a core group of four musicians: Toir Kuziyev (tambur & oud), Milind Raykar (violin), Ronu Majumdar (flute) and Manish Pingle (Indian slide guitar), while other notable guests include percussionist Bill Rieflin (currently with R.E.M.) and Norwegian trumpet player Nils Petter Molvaer.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.98 x 5.55 x 0.28 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Crammed Disc Us
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 876623005834
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2008
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2008
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Crammed Disc Us
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001DMKR5W
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ France
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Saraswati Devi
5.0 out of 5 stars Master of production and beauty!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
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Zazou last requiem and encounter with divine music suppose to happen in India and with the ragas. Hector knew that that music is in the source of the art of melody, and he ended up his unparalleled journey as a producer-composer-musician with the most "tasty" treatment of Indian classical music. Beyond "fusion", beyond innovation, just gave it another ingredient, as subtle that you have to listen with very good ears and equipment to hear the electronic nuances he added to the traditional music, and that only serve to enhance the sublime ragas in this album. I can't stop listening to it. Silvia Nakkach, voice-culturist, composer, music professor.
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rick larry
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent cd. East Indian music produced while Hector Zazou ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015
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An excellent cd. East Indian music produced while Hector Zazou was in the process of dying. Speaks volumes about approaching the unknown.
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Dany
5.0 out of 5 stars Music to connect with each other and with the world
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013
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A different work in the catalog of great Hector Zazou. Highly recommended. Music to connect with each other and with the world.
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Mauricio Campos Suarez
5.0 out of 5 stars It creates the perfect atmosphere
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2010
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Fantastic material for relaxation and meditation. It creates the perfect harmony for leverage the energy in you. Great and beautiful sound.
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A. Ramos
5.0 out of 5 stars Copied from BBC
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2008
This review is posted from the BBC website. Considering that there was no official review for the album on Amazon and the recent passing of Hector Zazou (9/8/08), I thought this would be helpful for both fans and the curious.

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by Jon Lusk
12 September 2008

Esoteric, eclectic and prolific, the recently deceased French producer/composer Hector Zazou has made his name with tastefully tweaked cross-cultural collaborations such as Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses, Sahara Blue, and Songs From The Cold Seas. All of these showcased vocal talent within his trademark atmospheric electronica, but In The House Of Mirrors places Indian and Uzbekistani instrumentalists centre stage, answering, echoing and embellishing their slow, melancholic-sounding improvisations with a beguiling array of effects.

The opening Zannat is a typically hypnotic piece that marinades the dry, metallic plunking of Toir Kuziyev's tanbur (long-necked lute) in a pulsing heat haze of discreet, looped percussion, backwards samples and woozy insect chatter. One by one, the other featured artists appear, first Manish Pingle artfully twanging an Indian slide guitar à la V.M. Bhatt/Debashish Bhattacharya, backed by what sounds like a kanun on Kanoon Ampa. The ethereal Attainable Border: South features the violin of Milind Raykar, whose long aching phrases in the gayaki style eerily mimic the human voice, building to an extraordinarily emotional climax around six minutes in. Norway's Nils Petter Molvaer tentatively shadows Pingle's playing with ghostly, tooted trumpet on Wanna Mako, and by Sisyphe, we finally hear from bansuri (bamboo flute) maestro Ronu Majumdar.

And so it goes on, for over an hour. In The House Of Mirrors could be seen as an ideal starting point for those curious about Asian classical music and its derivatives, but perhaps put off by its apparent austerity. Zazou's lush treatments bring out the instruments' seductive sonorities, and the beats don't overpower their charms, as often happens in these kinds of fusion efforts. The well-chosen guest musicians also include flamenco pianist Diego Amador and long term Zazou colleague Carlos Núñez on flute, (who sounds distinctly Celtic on Nazar Sham), interacting in what appears to be real time with the main artists. The ambient feel makes this ideal chill-out/bath music, though of course, close-up listening on headphones reveals more of the electronic detail.
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Detje Klaus
5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse
Reviewed in Germany on September 30, 2024
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Für Menschen die diese Art Musik mögen ist diese Musik wie von einem anderen Stern
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Hervieux Sylvain
5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait!
Reviewed in France on June 8, 2024
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Parfait!
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jeanne bernard
5.0 out of 5 stars Einen Edelstein entdeckt!
Reviewed in Germany on August 22, 2012
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Es gibt (gab - leider) immer noch etwas in Zazous Schaffen zu entdecken. Hier waren es seine indischen Inspirationen. Auch im Folkbereich angesiedelt und sehr empfehlenswert "Cold Seas" ('94).
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Djipé
5.0 out of 5 stars Oriental
Reviewed in France on December 18, 2009
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Compositions élaborées et variées qui peuvent surprendre l'oreille lors de leurs évolutions sonores, musiciens interprètes multiculturels de haute volée, musique fusion moderne et intelligente. Un des meilleurs opus (je n'ai pas écouté toute la production d'Hector Zazou)de l'auteur. A écouter et réécouter aussi pour la beauté expressive des divers instruments(tambour, harpe, slide guitare, percussions électroniques, gong, violon...).
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Pierre Bonnet-Pourpet
4.0 out of 5 stars Étonnant
Reviewed in France on October 15, 2023
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Comme la plupart des compositions de Hector Zazou ce disque propose un voyage exploration des sons avec des créateurs qui ont croisés la route d'Hector. Chaque disque est donc un voyage onirique. Cette oeuvre comme les autres de Zazou est vraiment à écouter sans à priori; se laisser aller dans la musique...le résultat avec une écoute au casque vaut le détours. j'aime.
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