The Orient Express' Debut Album on Colored LP. Cut by Kevin Gray from the Mainstream Records Masters and Pressed at Citizen Vinyl.
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Sitar-laden raga rock-xotica! Light the incense, turn on and tune out to this acid folk blend of electric oud, minitar and melodica - its genuine organic blend of both Eastern and Western sounds make this band truly sound like no other.
Unlike the sitar-sploitation albums of the era, this early example of raga rock exemplifies their all-original compositions, effortlessly mixing the popular sounds of both Eastern and Western stylings of the mid ‘60s. Like the train whose name they bear, The Orient Express travels easily from West to East and back again, maintaining their individuality and integrity all the way.
The mystical aura of “Birds of India” and “Caravan of Silk” leave visions of hookah-smoking caterpillars dancing in your head. “Train to Bombay” and “For A Moment” deliver some of their most westernized arrangements that reflect the band’s knack for hook-driven pop. Their wide range of Indian-tinged psychedelic tunes to French pop and Middle-Eastern classical music make this album a mind-expanding venture.
Instead of mixing cliches of each form, they have deeply explored each music, and exposed the profound similarities between their cultures... at once creating a highly original music and a timeless one. – Rockasteria
- Fruit of the Desert
- Dance for Me
- Layla
- Birds of India
- Train to Bombay
- Caravan of Silk
- Azaar
- For a Moment
- Impulse (42 Drums)
- A Little Star
- Cobra Fever