Search - Al Gromer Khan :: Future Lounge

Look forward to this

lizbobo12 | mt. pleasant, south carolina United States | 02/13/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The title of this recording is interesting. I found the music to be a bit more epic than restful, although the pace is relaxed throughout. The music seems to be more of a lonesome adventure, at times, but even the remoteness of some tracks still maintain a certain warmth and mystery. The overall ambience is similar to the dark Mohagany Nights albeit without the celestial, operatic splendor. With 'Nights we are immersed in an indoor ambience of secret chambers and luxurious rooms; listening to Future Lounge is more like arriving in courtyards and even desolate outposts. In such tracks as "Isfahan Days", the sitar is sparse and reappears refreshingly like a rare flower in the desert. "Paisley Strats" is the most unique piece and probably the highlight. The prominent stringed instrument (guitar of some kind?) flows into some nice sitar notes and later soft clapping and percussion. This recording is no exception: Al Gromer Khan's music can gift the listener with warm exotica without making us feel like an uncomfortable tourist. Instead, we feel a familiarity with the material, yet maintain a sense of wonder. The liner notes read that this "music is to be enjoyed at low volume from an adjacent room." I'm not sure if that's a prescription from the artist or just a statement of humility. Careful and repeated listening to Future Lounge will reap benefits as well."

An abstract state of timelessless

lizbobo12 | 08/29/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Future Lounge" has recaptured the essence of Al Gromer Khan's gentle meditational drift for me. Overall less industrial than "Lexus", his most recent work has some wonderful sitah and meditational composition (particularly track 3 onwards). But the album also has tracks with some beat and a hint of his former work (particularly "Lexus").However, maybe not the taste for all, as this is quite different to the popular "Space Hotel" or his more sitah based music. However, in keeping with Al Gromer Khan's creation of "Paisley Music", this work has that open, abstract state of timelessless. In this sense the artist presents an esoteric listening lounge for the future."