Artist description Some of the loveliest, textural music you will hear. Gorgeous female vocals drift and soar through luscious, engaging textures created by both acoustic and emotional electronic soundscapes. Bowed acoutic bass and djembe with ever-evolving textures. "If Brian Eno produced beautiful Italian arias in a Tibetan monastery" -- Muse Magazine. For the album Irian Irian Jaya: "Your lover will thank you for this. Shimmering textures and soaring female vocals under a bed of sensual rhythms." -- Alternative Press. Do not miss this.

Music Style Atmospheric, textural, otherworldly music with female vocals

Musical Influences Brian Eno, Javanese gamelan, The Cure, Byzantine chants, Arvo Part, ambient music such as Vidna Obmana and Aphex Twin, O Yuki Conjugate, Steve Reich, African Headcharge, Henryk Gorecki, Oumou Sangare, Nine Inch Nails, and Middle Eastern music

Similar Artists Brian Eno, Middle Eastern music, Javanese gamelan music, Henryk Gorecki, Future Sound of London, dither, Aphex Twin, Cocteau Twins, O Yuki Conjugate, 4AD, and more...

Artist History We have been played on the BBC, museum openings, and featured in many prominent magazines.

Group Members Ken Lee: songwriter, keyboards, guitars, Javanese gamelan, treatments, electronic textures, recording; Jim McGrath: percussion; Esther Tessel: vocals; Judy Neubauer: vocals; Richard Lanchester: Tibetan bells and bowls; Connie Deeter: bowed acoustic bass

Instruments Analog keyboards, atmosphere guitar, E-Bow guitar, percussion (djembe, congas, talking drums, etc.), bowed acoustic bass, Tibetan bells and bowls, female vocals, Javanese gamelan, electronic treatments and textures

Albums Sangsara, Irian Jaya, Tsechima, Caro Mio Ben, In Strange Lines and Distances

Press Reviews For the album Sangsara: "If Brian Eno produced beautiful Italian arias in a Tibetan monastery, it would sound something like this." -- Muse Magazine; "Some of the most haunting, beautiful music we have encountered." -- Future Music, U.K.; For the album Irian Irian Jaya: "Your lover will thank you for this. Shimmering textures and soaring female vocals under a bed of sensual rhythms." -- Alternative Press; "Each song melts into the next in a continuously exotic and seductive delight." -- Sight and Sound, H.K.

Additional Info We have a beautiful award-winning web site devoted to Tibet, a photo gallery of travels to Morocco, Spain, Peru, the Himalayas, India, and more, and much more. You will love this music and web site! Please feel free to email us!

Location Encino, CA - USA

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