The Ancients
believed a journey could take a traveller in one of five directions;
North, South, East, West, or inwards to the heart.
With these
eight tracks, Riley and a superb cast of musicians and vocalists,
including Jayne
Elleson and Huda
Sabour, evoke the magic and romance of people and places
from all points of the compass. From New Zealand and Australia
to Egypt and the Savannah, this stunning album combines World
Music sounds with the emotional vocal sounds heard on their
first Visions
& Voices release.
Jayne's
sexy vocals combine with the superb mute trumpet work of Geoff
Culverwell on Just Breathe, while Jon Mark, Leigh
Jackson and Gary Taylor guest on guitar, and Damon Grant's
sax and Nathan Gray's amazing didgeridoo weave in and out
of the lush pads and strings.
"A
brilliantly colourful journey to many lands both real and
imagined, interweaving evocative melodies and vocal textures,
ethnic rhythms, gypsy guitars and lush synthesisers."
White
Cloud