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01. A TASTE OF RA - Lovearth Song...
02. A TASTE OF RA - Indian Love Call
03. A TASTE OF RA - Prowl Round About Blues
04. A TASTE OF RA - Miracle Wait
05. A TASTE OF RA - Wind And The Mountain III
06. A TASTE OF RA - Ride Your Smile
07. A TASTE OF RA - Indian Love Calls Again
08. A TASTE OF RA - Can You?
09. A TASTE OF RA - Final Embrace
10. A TASTE OF RA - ... Break It Down Lovearth
11. A TASTE OF RA - Hidden Reminder
ARTIST
TITLE
A Taste of Ra
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
HAPNA 023CD HAPNA 023CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/7/2005

Cryptic new-folk experimentation from Häpna. The accompanying information only describes the music as such: "Imagine a spirit awaken when it's too dark to see, but the bright lights that make you pass through life's octaves burst the gates of heaven with a tune that fills one's chest, and can be seen as a gospel for the glory each morning tells you about. If you listen carefully his friends are everywhere. They make the soil bend beneath your feet while the sharp light reaches your soul like spears (di spears). So beware and inhale, when you finally embrace A Taste of Ra." What we hear is pleasant-enough singer-songwriter blues backed by gentle guitar strum, harmonium hums, echoed piano and distant pipes. A Taste of Ra conjures up the bluesiness of Jeff Buckley, the trilling howl of Devendra Banhart, with found-sound droning instrumentals reminiscent of Pelt, Joshua Burkett or Six Organs of Admittance. Some might find the anonymity of the artist frustrating, but this release is a prayerful exercise in gentle, low-tech bedroom-folk with just enough of a touch of weird to make it interesting.