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BEST OF BUDDHA LOUNGE

Silk Road, Rs.275

This album is for those seeking a different experience. From start to finish, all you would do is close your eyes, sway your head, and 0enter a world of your making where nothing but your mind dictates things. The result? An extremely soothing experience. Something that perhaps only yoga or meditation can help you achieve. Particularly the numbers "Rama", "Secrets", "Spiritual trance" and "Guru".

Though "Ishwar Allah" and "Mon Palais De Solitude" have a calming effect, they also somewhere give away the producer's aim of targeting the western world in search of Oriental mysticism through them. The use of the sitar, the high of the drums and the level vocal intonations are some of the factors that make the album interesting.

THE NEW MOON OF EAST

Silk Road, Rs.275

This is an offering from the Tibetan monks of Gaden Shartse and Corciolli monastery to those who died in Tibet during the Chinese rule. And as expected, the numbers have the invocation of the monks coming together in chorus, the guttural voice so characteristic and moving at times. The "secret mantra" and the "Dedicational prayer" can particularly make you experience the mysticism of Tibetan Buddhism. Recommended for those seeking something beyond the mundane.

Compiled by SBP

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