Chakra: Seven Centers

Editorial Reviews

rhythm magazine may 2000
Just hearing actor Willem Dafoe as Hanuman, the monkey-god, is an entertaining enough reason to buy this cd.

Product Description
Chakra: The Seven Centers is a poetic journey of adventures, evolutionary energy and final balanced entry into another dimension. It is the story about Kundalini, the energy snake coiled at the base of the human spine, and the leading protagonist in the lasting mania for yoga. Actors Sarita Choudry, Willem DaFoe, Dechen Thurman and others narrate this wonderful enchanting tale. The music behind the story makes Chakra an outstanding concoction. Most of the material is atmospherically trippy. Trilok Gurtu provides marvelous percussion on several tracks, with Jah Wobble, Bill Laswell, Cheb i Sabbah and legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.

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Chakra: Seven Centers
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A poetic journey of adventures into another dimension
Chakra: Seven Centers
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Meta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DDOC
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

  1. Muladhara Chakra - Laswell, Bill
  2. Svadhishtthana Chakra - DJ Cheb I Sabbah
  3. Manipura Chakra - Pharoah Sanders
  4. Anahata Chakra - Pharoah Sanders
  5. Vishuddha Chakra - Trilok Gurtu
  6. Ajna Chakra - Rahman, A.R.
  7. Sahasrara Chakra - Haynes, Graham

Album Description

Chakra: The Seven Centers is a poetic journey of adventures, evolutionary energy and final balanced entry into another dimension. It is the story about Kundalini, the energy snake coiled at the base of the human spine, and the leading protagonist in the lasting mania for yoga. Actors Sarita Choudry, Willem DaFoe, Dechen Thurman and others narrate this wonderful enchanting tale. The music behind the story makes Chakra an outstanding concoction. Most of the material is atmospherically trippy. Trilok Gurtu provides marvelous percussion on several tracks, with Jah Wobble, Bill Laswell, Cheb i Sabbah and legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A poetic journey of adventures into another dimension.......1999-09-13

The story of what happens to the mind and body when Kundalini, a small snake coiled at the base of the spine is awakened...Music by Pharoah Sanders, Trilok Gurtu, Bill Laswell, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Graham Haynes and others with voices by Willem Dafoe, Sarita Choudry, Dechen Thurman and ohers...
Chakra Seven Centers
Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
  • Beware ! Spoken Words Over Low Energy Drones
Chakra Seven Centers
Sanders , Laswell , Gurtu , Bova , Wobble , Sabbah , and Haynes
Manufacturer: Meta Records -- DNA --
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000C2IA
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

  1. Muladhara Chakra - Bill Laswell/Nicky Skopelitis/Janet Rienstra
  2. Svadhishtthana Chakra - Dj Cheb I Sabbah/Bill Laswell/Janet Rienstra
  3. Manipura Chakra - Pharoah Sanders/Nicky Skopelitis/Bill Laswell/Trilok Gurtu/Janet Rienstra
  4. Anahata Chakra - Pharoah Sanders/Nicky Skopelitis/Jah Wobble/Bill Laswell/Jeff Bova/Trilok Gurtu/Janet Rienstra
  5. Vishuddha Chakra - Trilok Gurtu/Bill Laswell/Nicky Skopelitis/Janet Rienstra
  6. Ajna Chakra - A.R. Rahman/Janet Rienstra
  7. Sahasrara - Graham Haynes/Bill Laswell/Janet Rienstra

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Beware ! Spoken Words Over Low Energy Drones.......2006-06-15

Laswell and crew drone on the background while different voices tell us the story of Chakra.Except for track 3 and 4 where Sanders cuts loose there is little Laswell style cooking.This is a spoken word cd the music in the background is very low key, slow tempo drones that remain the same on all 7 tracks.Laswell fans have plenty of better choices unless you like people talking.Even if you could remove the talking the music is low energy that goes nowhere its similar to Rasa but lower energy.

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