Indra The Call of Shiva Volume 2 Play Sample:   56K Dialup   Broadband   Download Sample:   500K   1.5Mb (Excerpt from track(s) 'Ankh') Please go to the Store to buy this item.

We get off to a real blast with 'Enigmatic Rumours'. Heavily processed but exciting rhythms soon get into a foot tapping and head-nodding groove. An ominous sequence starts to rumble away underneath. Sequences are even more dominant in 'Ankh'. It is as if a helicopter is coming into land, the rotor blades whipping up a storm. A little mellowness is added in the form of dreamy pads before things calm down completely with the introduction of some tinkling pulsations. The pace quickens once more with the return of the helicopter sounds. The backing introduced now is different to earlier but still provides that calm edge, imparting something of a mysterious feel to proceedings. In the last few minutes more rhythms are added, then sequences.

'Bindu' deploys an insistent sequence (or perhaps rhythmic loop) almost right from the off. All rather infectious it is too, getting my hands beating out time on the desk. It has a decidedly Schulzian feel to it in the way that little splashing sounds accompany the pulsations- beautifully done. 'Dhurjati' begins really moodily with windy sounds, tinkling effects and occasional metallic percussion low in the mix. A superb sequence breaks through in the second minute and really starts to bounce forward. If the rest of the track is as good as this it is going to be a stonker! The sequence gains even greater oomph and another is added to it. Again Schulze would be the closest comparison. A sympathetic rhythm joins in the fun as things get even more exciting! There is some superb lead line soloing - yet again like you know who. The sequences mutate nicely. In the sixteenth minute dance type rhythms make their first fleeting appearance (to return from time to time). They didn't detract from the track but I'm not sure they were really that essential either. We finish with some nice angelic wordless choral pads.