If 1970’s Journey in Satchidananda was a game changer for you – then prepare yourself for this obscure 1982 ‘cassette only’ release just out on CD. Alice Coltrane‘s vocals are ‘other worldly’ as if she made up her own language (in the form of Vedic Chants) – it’s a spiritual message drowned in a sea of massive organ swirls and swells – coupled to a string section that can’t be described. These cassettes were originally sold at her Ashram’s Avatar Book Institute – They are a total revelation for any Alice Coltrane fan and a missing link in her story.
– Pat Thomas is the author of Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsiFKkOT0nw
