Qa’a - Chi’en
The album titled Chi’en is 80 minutes of mystical sounds and atmospheric tones. It is melodic but drenched in world rhythms and traditional drones. It is as deep a musical journey as you would ever want to travel on. Three of the tracks are over 10 minutes with “Peeling Off” being an epic 24 minutes in duration. Most would call this a laid back post-rock, psychedelic or even shoegaze but ambient and world fusion comes to mind too. Frankly, it is pretty hard to fit in any genre. The Barcelona based Qa’a describe their efforts as “radiating music with no stylistic adherence where magic, repetition and rituals prevail above all else.” That pretty much says it…I think! Aside from the aforementioned “Peeling Off”, I find “Time is Key” to be a fascinating listen. This is an exceptional album any way you look at it.
Chi’en is available from the Magia Roja netlabel in 224kbps MP3.
I like!
Comment by Brad — July 12, 2010 @ 12:17 am