Tony Levin, stick, bass, NS electric upright ; with Shankar, double violin, vocals ; Ayub Ogada, nyatiti, vocals ; Brian Yamakoshi, koto ; Jerry Marotta, Taos drums ; Bendik, tenor and soprano saxophones ; Bill Bruford, electronic percussion ; Nexus (percussion ensemble) ; Levon Minassian, doudouk ; Manu Katche, drums
Jazz.
Compact disc.
Recording details, personnel credits, technical credits, and Levin's diary entries for the days of recording ([20] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Recorded in various locations: Atlantic Star Hotel, Hamburg; Real World Studio, Bath; Studio de la Grande Armée and the Royal Monceau Hotel, Paris; Lydlab Studio, Oslo; Master's Workshop, Toronto; Make Believe Ballroom, West Shokan, N.Y.; and Bill Bruford's house.
Vocal selections wordless.
Chasms (5:20) -- The train (4:43) -- We stand in sapphire silence (5:44) -- Smoke (:49) -- Etude in the key of Guildford (3:12) -- Espresso & the bed of nails (4:45) -- Mingled roots (3:48) -- Nyatiti (4:18) -- Jewels (3:47) -- La tristesse amoureuse de la nuit (4:55) -- Heat (6:30) -- I cry to the dolphined sea (5:39) -- The sound of goodbye (3:15)