Meditation Mass

Meditation Mass Artist: Yatha Sidhra
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 602498130841
EAN: 0602498130841
ASIN: B0001DD922


Release Date: 2005-04-05

Meditation Mass


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Tracks:

  1. Part 1
  2. Part 2
  3. Part 3
  4. Part 4

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Album Description

Yatha Sidhra's only record, the aptly titled A Meditation Mass, is a strange mystical experience stretched over four parts that segue almost seamlessly into one another. One might compare Yatha Sidhra with other Krautrock bands like Ash Ra Tempel, Popul Vuh, or Limbus 3, but Yatha Sidhra's striking originality is like nothing else. Originally released in 1974. Brain 2004 reissue.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Yatha Sidhra - 'A Meditation Mass' (Spalax).......2005-12-02

Originally released in 1974 on the Brain label.This was Yatha Sidhra's sole lp,with just one forty-minute track.Don't think I've ever seen a band with JUST one song out as such.French label Spalax did a fine job on the reissue.'A Meditation Mass' is one nice long mystical journey(as one might call it)of some way out-there electronic sounds employing some of that classic krautrock vibe and style that some of have come to more than fully appreciate.Some nice potential brain damage to be experienced here.Should appeal to fans of Cluster,Limbus 3,Golem and Cosmic Jokers.

5 out of 5 stars a timeless release.......2005-05-07

for me, this is one of the more perfect blends of electronic, rock, jazz, and eastern blends around. very mellow, meditative prog music might be another way to describe them. my only complaint is its length. it's only 40 minutes long. but a very reflective 40 minutes it is. if you're into bands like Between, and to a lesser extent, Embryo, this might be right up your alley.

5 out of 5 stars Great, mellow Krautrock album.......2004-04-10

Yatha Sidhra was a little known Krautrock group that didn't get much attention, despite recording for Brain. A Meditation Mass became one of the rarest albums to surface on that label. The original LP came with a die-cut cover, in which The Laser's Edge nicely replicated when they reissued it on CD back in '92. In '95 Spalax in France reissued it again on CD, but this time, without the die-cut replication. Comparisons to Ash Ra Tempel and Popol Vuh are often leveled at these guys, and of course they were contemporaries of such groups. The band consisted of Rolf Fichter on guitar, keyboards, Indian flute, and vocals, Klaus Fichter on drums/percussion, Matthias Nicolai on 12-string guitar and bass, and Peter Elbracht on flute. The album is loaded with flute, while Rolf Fichter plays the guitar in the style of a sitar, trying to create a droning effect. Moog and electric piano surface from time ti time. As the album title suggusts, A Meditation Mass tends to be mellow, so the music isn't hurried. That means you won't get raw, intense, in-your-face passages like you might get with Ash Ra Tempel at times. The music tends to keep one pace, except when the band decides to venture off in to jazzy territory, which you do have your fair share. The music is basically one long piece divided in to four parts. Each part revolving around a theme or a jam, while the final part is basically previous themes on the album revisited. Great stuff, but requires a few listens to get it. I very much highly recommend this album.

5 out of 5 stars

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