Spirits of Ancestors (EP)

This album is slightly different than other SaReGaMa's works - that's for sure. But, firstly, different doesn't mean worse. This recording is of equal very high quality. And secondly, this difference is not so big. Therefore, in my opinion, there is nothing to justify the harsh and dissapointed review of KraftiM and people who agreed to his review.

KraftiM's arguments are absurd when one takes into consideration that he likes other works of SaReGaMa. He was nearly put asleep? This album is far more varied and dynamic than e.g "Bodhi Tree". It's " darkish experimental"? What a crime! Is it bad to experiment? Should all SaReGaMa's albums be identical? Is all dark music bad, simply because it is dark? Should all tunes in the world be full of pink fluffy bunnies and shiny happy faces? THIS would surely put ME asleep. KraftiM complaints about "annoying crickets"... Hello, anybody home? Aren't sounds of nature one of the most common and widely used features of ambient music? The tuba-like flute fits the other elements perfectly. And so on...

So, to sum up, this is a very successful attempt at creating slightly more dark music, in accordance with the title. When you close your eyes you can almost feel those spirits gathering around you, which is a clearest evidence that SaReGaMa succeeded in what he had planned. Thank you for sharing your beautiful music.

One thing I don't like is the fourth track, but the reason is it's too short, so the tune doesn't last long enough to develop properly and listeners don't have enough time to feel the mood. The album could end after the third track.

definitely very excellent work

I've really enjoyed this album, it's extremely sensational and atmospheric, i can't choose one favorite track, they're all appealing and interesting.
the music took me into a spiritual world of ancient civilizations, i felt i could almost smell the air and touch the ground, it succeeded in isolating me from the traffic of my modernized life and transcended me into magical realms as the music flows, the chanting is superb, it really made me chill.
the sound quality is good, but the mixing output could use minor refining, I'm not much of a sound technician, i only got my ear to judge! and that's what i think :)
Excellent album SaReGaMa, keep it coming.

He escuchado éste álbum unas 10 veces. Es toda una experiencia. Ahí siguen estando los elementos habituales en SaReGaMa, básicamente tierra-fuego-aire-agua, pero añade o puntualiza dos nuevos factores esenciales desde mi punto de vista: espacio y enigma. Debido a ésto probablemente éste sea el trabajo que más me gusta de él. El misterio que desprende me inquieta y apasiona, y el sentido de gran espacio toma aqui una dimensión determinante.
Es belleza "oscura", terapéutica.
Ni duda me queda de los poderes chamánicos de SaReGaMa.
Gracias.

This is a good ambient album, no doubt. Soundscapes drift like landscapes around the traveler. The emotional transitions are smooth and tender, the sounds are soothing. I do like listening to this, but I think it could be even better. Imagine if this fantastic music should be rather based on "up-front" themes, as in melodic themes, chord progressionsor sound hooks. Wouldn't that be just a little more interesting? Indeed a great ambient album, but a little too much harmonic emotions and genre typical sounds for my taste. The point of ambient music shouldn't be to not surprise the listener ;-)