Wammers' Album Club 2019 #7 - Sarathy Korwar & Upaj Collective - My East is Your West

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  • Outstanding, will buy

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • Very Good, will listen often

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • OK, may listen again

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • Not really for me, but I listened through

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Awful, turned off quickly

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    5

occasional thinker

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Sarathy Korwar is a percussionist who is making a name for himself around the London jazz scene. Trained in India and London, he has three albums to his name. This is the second, recorded live at the Church of Sound On February 1st 2018, and released in November 2018. I wish I had been at that concert!

He is joined by a jazz quintet and five classical Indian musicians to play spiritual jazz pieces from the likes of Pharoah Sanders, John McLaughlin and Alice Coltrane. The western and eastern influences seem to blend seamlessly in the ebb and flow of the music. Not one to listen to when you are rushing around, but a late-night delight to sink into.

Here is a link to the Bandcamp page, from which you can play the album and buy a 3 LP set, a 2 CD set or a download.

https://sarathykorwar.bandcamp.com/album/my-east-is-your-west

 
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Bazzer

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I've given this a go and I'm finding it hard to relate to , I like some Indian music occasionally and this started off well but got a bit muddled later when it went jazzy ? I need more time I think .

 

Amormusic

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I listened to it whilst writing a report. Great background music, however not really for me. 

2/5 for this one, but thanks for recommending. 

 

Sumdumgi

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This is quite an interesting album I think. The reverse of Bazzer, when it went 'jazzy' the album kicked in for me. I don't know whether it will get a regular outing but I've saved it on my phone so I can listen in the car. Nice original choice.

 

Idlewithnodrive

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Love this Album.

I have it on vinyl and it gets a fair few outings.

Brilliant Indian / Jazz fusion, as they say, East meets West. Great musicians, well played / recorded and different enough to stay interesting.

7.5 / 10 from me.

 

ian917

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I couldn't listen to it all the way through in one go in either listening session. I actually quite enjoyed it but it was just too long (100+ minutes). 3/5

 

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