1001 Nights4817/1Haunting Middle Eastern santoor & violin melody with ethereal female vocal above a light drone, mysterious bass & steady world percussion bed
2:5088 BPM
Album ANW 4817The Time Has Come
Lili Haydn (SESAC) | Itai Disraeli (ASCAP) | Hamid Saeidi (BMI) | MB Gordy (ASCAP)Entrancing, Eastern-flavoured instrumental pieces from Grammy-approved group Opium Moon. Ancient sounds meet contemporary production, with a palette including violin, santoor, bass and world percussion.
- The Time Has Come4817/2Innocent, wistful Middle Eastern love theme with lilting violin & angelic female vocal melody accompanied by santoor improvisations, slow bass & hand drum groove2:33114 BPM
- Throne Of Sand Prologue4817/3Mysterious santoor & Middle Eastern-flavoured violin & bass guitar improvisations above a haunting drone2:38
- Throne Of Sand4817/4Mysterious santoor & Middle Eastern-flavoured violin melody with light eerie vocals over a moody drone accompanied by slow bass & drum groove, shakers & rainsticks3:1654 BPM
- Bringers Of The Dawn4817/5Intriguing Middle Eastern santoor motif & mysterious bass guitar riff with ghostly female vocal & violin melody backed by light percussion & drums3:01100 BPM
- The Garden4817/6Virtuosic & improvisational solo Middle Eastern santoor. A prelude to 'The Heron, The Fish and The Soul'. See album track listing1:37
- The Heron, The Fish, And The Soul4817/7Lyrical Middle Eastern santoor & violin melody over a sensual bass & drum groove with light drone backed by silky background vocals2:5688 BPM
- Termeh4817/8Wandering Middle Eastern santoor & violin melody accompanied by light vocals over a bass guitar & world percussion groove3:01130 BPM
- Morning Sun Meditation4817/9Bright Middle Eastern santoor with thoughtful violin, deep bass & floating meditative drone2:44
- Morning Sun4817/10Sunny violin & santoor melody with driving hand drums & bouncy bass groove3:04121 BPM
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