In The Cell of Dreams (Live Version)
Sam Shackleton, Wacław Zimpel and Hindustani vocalist Siddhartha Belmannu recreate 2023's 'In the Cell of Dreams' on stage, capturing high-quality recordings of each track during a performance in Santiago.
If there was one thing that really stood out when 'In the Cell of Dreams' was performed live, it's that Belmannu truly lives up to his reputation. He sounded incredible on the original recordings, but in person there's just a little more spirit - the kind of back-and-forth that only comes from a physical interaction. And Shackelton and Zimpel have really captured it here; the tracks play out in much the same form, but everything's more lived in - looser, in a way, or warmer at least. As they've rehearsed and performed, you can almost hear how the sharp edges have been worn away.
Presented as four impeccably clean recordings and a continuous long-form track, 'In the Cell of Dreams (Live Version)' finds the trio at their unrestrained best. It's not just Belmannu who's been unleashed: Zimpel's clarinet parts and Shackleton's electronic contributions are just that much more flexible. We mentioned in our write-up of the original that the music was a fusion of raga, psychedelia and Eastern European sacred music, and the raga elements come into sharper focus here. Even Zimpel's playing appears to follow Belmannu's expert delivery.
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Sam Shackleton, Wacław Zimpel and Hindustani vocalist Siddhartha Belmannu recreate 2023's 'In the Cell of Dreams' on stage, capturing high-quality recordings of each track during a performance in Santiago.
If there was one thing that really stood out when 'In the Cell of Dreams' was performed live, it's that Belmannu truly lives up to his reputation. He sounded incredible on the original recordings, but in person there's just a little more spirit - the kind of back-and-forth that only comes from a physical interaction. And Shackelton and Zimpel have really captured it here; the tracks play out in much the same form, but everything's more lived in - looser, in a way, or warmer at least. As they've rehearsed and performed, you can almost hear how the sharp edges have been worn away.
Presented as four impeccably clean recordings and a continuous long-form track, 'In the Cell of Dreams (Live Version)' finds the trio at their unrestrained best. It's not just Belmannu who's been unleashed: Zimpel's clarinet parts and Shackleton's electronic contributions are just that much more flexible. We mentioned in our write-up of the original that the music was a fusion of raga, psychedelia and Eastern European sacred music, and the raga elements come into sharper focus here. Even Zimpel's playing appears to follow Belmannu's expert delivery.
Sam Shackleton, Wacław Zimpel and Hindustani vocalist Siddhartha Belmannu recreate 2023's 'In the Cell of Dreams' on stage, capturing high-quality recordings of each track during a performance in Santiago.
If there was one thing that really stood out when 'In the Cell of Dreams' was performed live, it's that Belmannu truly lives up to his reputation. He sounded incredible on the original recordings, but in person there's just a little more spirit - the kind of back-and-forth that only comes from a physical interaction. And Shackelton and Zimpel have really captured it here; the tracks play out in much the same form, but everything's more lived in - looser, in a way, or warmer at least. As they've rehearsed and performed, you can almost hear how the sharp edges have been worn away.
Presented as four impeccably clean recordings and a continuous long-form track, 'In the Cell of Dreams (Live Version)' finds the trio at their unrestrained best. It's not just Belmannu who's been unleashed: Zimpel's clarinet parts and Shackleton's electronic contributions are just that much more flexible. We mentioned in our write-up of the original that the music was a fusion of raga, psychedelia and Eastern European sacred music, and the raga elements come into sharper focus here. Even Zimpel's playing appears to follow Belmannu's expert delivery.
Sam Shackleton, Wacław Zimpel and Hindustani vocalist Siddhartha Belmannu recreate 2023's 'In the Cell of Dreams' on stage, capturing high-quality recordings of each track during a performance in Santiago.
If there was one thing that really stood out when 'In the Cell of Dreams' was performed live, it's that Belmannu truly lives up to his reputation. He sounded incredible on the original recordings, but in person there's just a little more spirit - the kind of back-and-forth that only comes from a physical interaction. And Shackelton and Zimpel have really captured it here; the tracks play out in much the same form, but everything's more lived in - looser, in a way, or warmer at least. As they've rehearsed and performed, you can almost hear how the sharp edges have been worn away.
Presented as four impeccably clean recordings and a continuous long-form track, 'In the Cell of Dreams (Live Version)' finds the trio at their unrestrained best. It's not just Belmannu who's been unleashed: Zimpel's clarinet parts and Shackleton's electronic contributions are just that much more flexible. We mentioned in our write-up of the original that the music was a fusion of raga, psychedelia and Eastern European sacred music, and the raga elements come into sharper focus here. Even Zimpel's playing appears to follow Belmannu's expert delivery.