Music Pick of the Day – Govinda

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Govinda – Erotic Rhythms from Earth

		Tu M’Aimes City of Pleasures Le Zephyr Two Become One
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And we start off the music pick of the day with a classic. As the album title suggests, this album screams sex. The 2001 album “Erotic Rhythms from Earth” by Govinda is some sort of cyber ethnic worldbeat album. Infusing electronica with elements of India, the Middle East and subtle bits of Jazz. This is sophisticated and elegant. Very chill but with just a little too much energy to be professional massage music. It’s hard to believe all these gorgeous soundscapes were created by a guy from Texas, Shane O’Madden. There is singing on every track, but not really any lyrics, the singing is ethereal and more of an instrument with the music. Even in the songs with lyrics, the singing blends subtly in with the music and doesn’t stand out. That’s the problem I have with his recent stuff like “Sound Sutras“. The music is still quite good there, but he’s using vocalists singing pop songs (or even worse, he’s singing himself) and while theoretically this could work, it doesn’t. “Erotic Rhythms from Earth” is clearly his best in my book, and one of the best chillout cds I ever heard.

 
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If you follow my Music Pick of the Day series, hopefully I’ll influence and broaden your taste in music, at least a little. I’m not interested in reviewing what’s new on the scene, but rather introducing you to some gems that you might have overlooked. Do me favor. Let me know about artists you think I might like. There’s too many creative geniuses in the world of music to keep track of them all myself.