Cosmic Eye-Dream Sequence sitar Jazz-Raga UK 72-NEW CD

Cosmic Eye-

Dream Sequence

sitar Jazz-Raga

UK 1972-

NEW CD

Cosmic Eye was Amancio D¿Silva¿s band including Alan Branscombe, Kashev Sathe, and John Mayer. They played a combination of jazz and Indian music

Genre: Folk, Jazz, Fusion
Style: Psychedelic Jazz Rock
Recorded at Landsdowne Studios, London Engineered by Peter Gallen.
Produced by Denis Preston. 1972, Regal Zonaphone, EMI. SLRZ 1030
(Music conceived by Amancio D¿silva)With John Mayor (of Indo Jazz Fusions) , Alan Branscombe, Kashev Sathe and others

Credits:
ALAN BRANSCOMBE sax
ATONI CAMPO bass
AMANCIO D'SILVA guitar
DAVE GROSSMAN alto flute
VIRAM JASANI sitar
JOHN MAYER violin
KESH SATHIE tambourine
RAY SWINFIELD flute
C. TAYLOR bass, flute
D. WRIGHT drums

This instrumental album has only one track, spread over two sides. It attempts a metamorphosis and blending of different atmospheres into a "sequence" of musical images. There is some bebop jazz, some Indian music augmented with electric guitar and some which is totally unclassifiable. Although quite pretentious by its very nature the album has its moments, but on the whole suffers from a shortage of good ideas. Some of it could easily pass for New Age music. Rather half-baked.
This record, highly collectable, has been called everything from Trans-Psyche to progressive rock - meets - Indo Jazz (that owing to the line-up perhaps, which includes Indo-Jazz giant John Mayer and at the other end of the spectrum a fairly rock sounding bass and drum section). It kind of plays as a single piece almost, one theme blending into the next. It's ethereal yet striking. Distant chimes meld with tabla breaks and elegant and pure toned guitar.
This album may see a re-release fairly soon also. A poor quality pirate re-issue has appeared on several U.S. & Japanese online stores on a label called Silva Star (we are aware of the culprits), copied from an LP and out of pitch. Best to wait for the real thing.

( Silva Star / UK ) This instrumental album was jazz heavyweight John Mayer's foray into progressive rock and has only one track, spread over two sides. It attempts a metamorphosis and blending of different atmospheres into a sequence of musical styles. There is some bebob jazz, some Indian music augmented with electric guitar and sitar, some which could easily pass for New Age music. Originally release on the UK Regal Zonophone label in 1972 and hard to find album

(waxyderm) Produced by Lansdown¿s Denis Preston the line up on this 500 micron raga led blast off includes: Amancio D¿Silva, John Mayer and Alan Branscombe in conjunction with a host of highly accomplished Indian players. No titles, beginning or end, both sides take the raga route extending, developing and guiding the ear deep into a trance. Listening to this just makes me wish my dreams could be so vividly great.