Sheila Chandra - The Zen Kiss [LP]

Real World

£25.92

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: LPRW45X
Barcode: 884108012840
Release Date: 16 Jun 2023
Genre: Techno House

To hear Chandra’s work is to realise that the voice is the purest expression of human emotion; the closest instrumental connection to our bodies.

These re-issues provide a chance for listeners to (re)discover the work of Shelia Chandra, one of the most original and trailblazing artists of her generation.

The compositions on The Zen Kiss have an added poignance when encountered today. They are both a snapshot of an innovative singer at her highest performative power, as well as a record of an ineffable sound that has yet to be replicated, and likely never will. When we drop the needle on The Zen Kiss we reach ever-closer to that special moment of Chandra giving voice to her innermost music, to her communion between the singer and those of us being sung to. ”I lend the listener my unwavering presence and present-moment attention, my understanding of the musical forms I’m working with, and my skill. But they lend me their hearts.”

All formats have updated artwork, including new sleeve notes.

“With a dexterous tonal range that's as bright as lightning and bold as a summer cloudburst, she weaves a near-climatic spell so lovely and haunting it becomes its own environment.”
Billboard

Side A
A1. La Sagesse
(Women, I’m Callling You)
A2. Speaking in Tongues III
A3. Waiting
A4. Shehnai Song
A5. Love It Is A Killing Thing
A6. Speaking in Tongues IV
Side B
B1. Woman and Child
B1. En Mireal del Penal
B3. A Sailor's Life
B4. Abbess Hildegard
B5. Kafi Noir