The Chennai Sessions

by Australian Art Orchestra | Guru Kaarakkudi Mani

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1.	Pentacle Alap 04:20	buy track
2.	Pentacle 12:15	buy track
3.	Hyderadub 05:02	buy track
4.	Vande Matharam 02:49	buy track
5.	Sacred Cow's Tail 16:17	buy track
6.	Ayappa 08:10	buy track
7.	Creeper 07:45	buy track
8.	On The Loop 08:29	buy track

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"The Chennai Sessions were recorded at the end of the Australian Art Orchestra/Sruthi Laya Ensemble 2008 tour to Hyderabad, Mysore, Bangalore and Chennai. This tour was a demanding and yet richly rewarding experience. The recording process for this album was equal to the tour, both in demands and rewards. The quality of the final outcome is a credit to the commitment, sincerity and dedication of all involved.

Over more than a decade of collaboration, we have enjoyed sharing music, food and friendship together. We have found that communicating effectively across cultural difference has required time, effort and cultivated insight. As our mutual understanding has developed over time, we have grown increasingly to savour our differences as deeply as we appreciate that which we share."
- Adrian Sherriff

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released January 1, 2009

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Piccolo Flute – Lachlan Davidson
Bansuri – B. V. Balasai*
Design – Australian Art Orchestra, Mahon (2)
Double Bass – Philip Rex
Drums – Nikolaus Schäuble
Engineer – John O'Donnell (4), Niko Schäuble*, Philip Rex, Srikanth (2)
Ghatam – 'Ghatam' V. Suresh*
Keyboards, Sampler – Alister Spence
Mandolin – U.P. Raju
Mixed By, Mastered By – Philip Rex
Mridangam, Vocals, Percussion – Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani*
Photography By [Cover] – John Gollings
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Sandy Evans
Trombone [Tenor], Bass Trombone, Music Director, Liner Notes – Adrian Sherriff
Trumpet – Scott Tinkler

Recorded at VGP Digital Audio Studio, VGP Victory House, 37 Anna Salai, Chennai
(C) 2009 Australian Art Orchestra"

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Australian Art Orchestra Australia

With an emphasis on improvisation, the AAO explores the meeting points between disciplines and cultures, and imagines new musical forms to reflect the energy and diversity of 21st century Australia. The AAO explores the interstices between the avant-garde and the traditional, between art and popular music, and between electronic and acoustic approaches. ... more

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