Artist ....... saddar bazaar
Album ........ the conference of the birds
Genre ........ psychedelic
Source ....... cdda
Label ........ Delerium Records
Catalog Nr. .. DELEC CD 034
Release Date . jun-15-2009
Tracks ....... 10
Length ....... 46:06 min
Quality ...... VBRkbps 44,1kHz
Mode ......... joint-stereo
Encoder ...... lame
Size ......... 62,6 MB
Link ......... www.myspace.com/saddarbazaar
Rls Notes
Saddar Bazaar is fairly unique among many of
today's current psych bands in that the
members use a preponderance of East Indian
sitar and percussion instruments,
supplimenting these with electric guitar and
occasional keyboards. The band is comprised
of Rehan Matthew Hyder (guitars, percussion,
kubing, dholak, agoual), Shaun Hyder (sitar,
percussion, kubing, duff), Dave Spencer
(dholak, agoual, tablas, percussion) and
Terry Banx (keyboards). The music is driven
by the sitar and electric guitar over the
various percussion instruments. There are few
solos to speak of; the atmosphere of the
music is the important aspect. The sitar and
guitar usually riff out simple patterns. I do
wish the tone of the guitar would have been
varied more. The keyboards, when heard near
the end of the album, add atmospheric
backing. Even though it's a solo of sorts,
the keys are down in the mix, not up front in
the "solo spotlight". The pace of The
Conference Of The Birds is beautifully
psychedelic, setting the mood with Sukoon and
the driving pace of Arc Of Ascent (Part One),
then drifting slowly out to meditative planes
with Sukoon (Reflection) and Shamsa
(Sunburst). By now, the mind ponders deeply
the hidden meanings of life's simplest
riddles. The repeating themes in Arc Of
Ascent (both parts), and Sukoon and Sukoon
(Reflection) give a flowing, conceptual feel
to the album. In the case of Sukoon
(Reflection), it is a section of the opening
track slowed down and played in reverse. The
unchanging tone of the two dominant
instrumental voices could occasionally get
wearisome, but Saddar Bazaar show they know
how to craft a good psychedelic album. Given
another chance at the studio and
incorporating more tonal variety, a follow-up
album could be brilliant indeed.
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# track length
01 sukoon 05:17
02 arc of ascent (part one) 05:21
03 kiff riff 06:26
04 garden of essence 08:05
05 sukoon (reflection) 02:12
06 shamsa (sunburst) 03:25
07 baraka 02:19
08 arc of ascent (part two) 03:51
09 freedom rider 04:18
10 neelum blue 04:52