Collaboration between Alio Die, providing drones, samples, environmental sounds and treatments, and Amelia Cuni, performing dhrupad singing (traditional music from North India).
They released "Apsaras" in 2001. The ambience is maintained throughout the disc, relieved only slightly by Cuni's more percussive vocals on "Churning of the Ocean". The ethereal quality of the music is mirrored by the artful packaging and exquisite sound reproduction, both typical of Projekt Records, which has been producing high-quality gothic, ambient, and darkwave music for almost 20 years.
According to Hindu mythology, the Apsaras are female spirits of nature, usually water nymphs, that represent the place where mind, water, and desire converge. It's an apt metaphor for the languid, sensual music on this album.In many ways similar to Jeff Greinke and Anisa Romero's Hana, this music reveals the affinity between centuries-old Indian singing and modern electronica. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.