Media Raves About Cheb i Sabbah's Krsna&Durga

[Guest guest]

dj Cheb I Sabbah

praise for Krishna Lila

 

"Krishna Lila relies mainly on the beauty of Indian classical forms.

Sabbah's effort here is mixology in the service of tradition, and his

result is arresting." - Billboard

 

"What separates dj Cheb i Sabbah from the others is his masterful

ability to blend modernity with tradition so succinctly and precisely

while still maintaining the traditional quality of the bhajan... Cheb

i Sabbah shows his ability in Krishna Lila to take the listener on a

journey to the temple, the concert hall, the dance floor, and then

back again..." - Satya Circle.com

 

"… another rich foray into the devotional music of India known as

bhajans. Every track washes over the listener with its rich,

transcendental power, saturated with gorgeous vocals, amazing violin

and sitar, and unrelenting rhythmic patterns. … Another strong Six

Degrees release. " - Minty Magazine

 

" dj Cheb I Sabbah understands the potential sacredness of the dance

floor… Tracks like the ecstatic vedic drum & bass of "Raja Vedalu"

and the time-suspending cosmic pull of "Rupa Tujhe Deva" illustrate

Sabbah's knack for rebuilding musical bridges to the divine " - LA

Weekly

 

"…a surreal journey through the subconscious of numerous classical

and modern genres." CD Now

 

" Krishna Lila is sound in its most elevated form, music of the

spheres expanding and contracting with the breath of the cosmos." -

Global Rhythm

 

"[ Krishna Lila] cracks open the heavens and, for the space of an

hour, allows me to witness the mystic transformations which vedic

myth and music can afford an initiate." - Earpollution.com

 

"Sabbah is less concerned with blurring boundaries than with creating

dreamy, devout music… a pure and poignant experience." - Gazette

(Montreal)

 

"Bottom line -- this disc sounds good. Its honesty lures you into the

ancient musical traditions and cultures of North and South India…

Usually Indian art and culture is renown as classical mainstay, but

Cheb I Sabbah shows that there's a modern relevance." - Chart Attacks

(Canada)

 

They're raving about Cheb i Sabbah's Shri Durga

 

 

"Shri Durga is a wonder to behold" -- LA Weekly

 

"Shri Durga resonates with all of the restraint, patience, and

delicacy of an evening raga that, with the help of a sample and a

drum kick, moves you out of the dusk and into the night". -- San

Francisco Bay Guardian

 

"No words can accurately sum up this album's divinity, you must hear

for yourself it's impeccable form." --XLR8R

 

"Veteran DJ Cheb i Sabbah succeeds where others fail...his erratic

beat structures ride the crest of the singers' traditional chants,

and he straddles East and West with impressive aplomb" --Seattle

Weekly

 

"This is a collection that the fan of Sufi devotionals, ragas, and

even Indian film music will find fascinating." --Amazon.com

 

"Shri Durga is a graceful, spiritual tour of contemporary Indian

sounds, ragas woven over looped beats." --San Francisco Chronicle

 

"In Sabbah's deft hands, Muslim prayers, Tantric chants, and Hindi

cremation rites become samples as subtle and gradually metamorphosing

as the wind. If Shri Durga is listening, the world would be a better

place for it."

--San

Francisco Weekly

 

"A mesmerizing mix of Asian Indian and up-to-date rhythms"

--

Orange County Register

 

"Shri Durga is an emotional album, evoking images of imaginary

worlds, of colors, shapes and moods with each raga a celebration of

life, love and spirit."

--Tripod.com

 

"A very cerebral yet spiritual sound that can evoke earthly

enlightenment"

--MTV

Online

 

"This album is one of the few we've ever heard where you feel the

music

and not the process behind it. Magnificent!"

- Transglobal Underground