Kashi
Download links and information about Kashi by Church Of Betty. This album was released in 1993 and it belongs to Rock, World Music, Pop genres. It contains 16 tracks with total duration of 55:32 minutes.
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| Artist: | Church Of Betty |
| Release date: | 1993 |
| Genre: | Rock, World Music, Pop |
| Tracks: | 16 |
| Duration: | 55:32 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Why Do You Cry? | 4:18 |
| 2. | Stories of Life and Death | 3:15 |
| 3. | Diwani | 5:02 |
| 4. | Electric Crematorium | 3:51 |
| 5. | Woodstock | 2:44 |
| 6. | Song of the Dwarf | 3:34 |
| 7. | Kiss the Boot | 3:24 |
| 8. | Marshmello Rocky | 2:44 |
| 9. | City of Light | 2:59 |
| 10. | Planet Turns | 3:55 |
| 11. | Quality of Wood | 3:16 |
| 12. | Sathiyam Neeye | 3:16 |
| 13. | When We Were Four | 2:45 |
| 14. | Kashi | 1:45 |
| 15. | A Perfect Country | 4:50 |
| 16. | Mutant Morning Raga | 3:54 |
Details
[Edit]Like 1990's West of the East, 1993's Kashi isn't a proper band album, but a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Chris Rael. At the time, Rael was spending much of his time studying various musical forms in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and Kashi reflects those influences strongly. Much of the album consists of disorienting tape collages of Asian pop songs, found sounds, and solo improvisations on various exotic instruments, interspersed with somewhat more Westernized pop songs that recall both They Might Be Giants and XTC. The combination works best on songs like "Marshmallow Rocky," which melds the Asian instrumentation and quirky pop hooks into a well-balanced whole. The album is witty and personable enough that those segments where Rael seems to be overreaching himself seem more endearing than merely pretentious. Fans of Sheila Chandra's early-'80s work with the synth pop trio Monsoon will find much to appreciate here.