Yoga on the Dance Floor
Ekayani and the Tom Glide Space
Glide Recordings
"Ekayani and Tom Glide Space's Yoga on the Dance Floor transports Yoga to the club world through ancient Sanskrit and Bengali mantras set to the mystical and funky goddess of house music. The album begins with dreamy tones, upon which Ekayani relates the story of Krishna. As Krishna opens his mouth, his mother sees the entire world
and all of creation. Upon seeing the past, present and future, Krishas mother doesn't know if she is dreaming or seeing an extraordinary vision: the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
This allusion to the world as both fantastic and illusory leads into Money to Burn, a song whose loud, fast, tribal rhythms parallel the greed and unconscious spending that brought us into this economic mess. Parama Karuna's ancient Bengali bhajan lyrics and rave-y, deep house beats follow, leading into the dreamier dub- reggae flavored Pophelia; breaks the progressive push, with a hazy, 4 A.M. backbeat and musings on inner strength. By the time Dehino Smin rolls out, we are entranced by Ekayani's soft voice and Spaces top-notch production.
The catchiest and most sonically complex of the songs, (Dehino) Smin emphasizes haunting, ancient chants over dub rhythms reminiscent of mid-90s trip-hop giants Massive Attack. The wicked, dirty-disco house vibe of "Eye Chant' follows. The sweet mantras of "Gaura Pahu" ,set against a timbre of percussion and space- agey electronica, complete our journey.
This album is a lovely musical and mystical creation. Layers of deep, prog, minimal and tech house are seasoned with dub-reggae and phat basslines guaranteed to help you shake your groove.
Yoga on the Dance Floor’s live LA debut is at Bhakti Yoga Shala, Sunday, January 24, 1:45 - 3:45 P.M.
They'll also be at Kristin Olson's Urban Yoga Center in Palm Springs, Friday, January 29, 8:00 - 10:00
P.M.
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Reviewed by Aria Mayland, a Yoga teacher and writer shaking her own groove all across Los Angeles.
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