Out Beyond Ideas ~ digital album (Mp3 files)

All 10 tracks in an mp3 format and compressed into a .zip file. After you download the file, simply unzip…

Out Beyond Ideas CD

"Out Beyond Ideas" by Mandir (1998) A fusion of acoustic worlds sounds; blending West African rhythms, East Indian melodies, and…

TR 1, Waiting For Govinda Mp3

Track 1 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 1.Waiting For Govinda
The Indian parent scales upon which ragas are based, have been…

TR 2, Crossing The Divide Mp3

Track 2 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 2. Crossing The Divider
I wrote the melody of this tune in 1995 while…

TR 3, Asatoma Mp3

Track 3 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 3. Asatoma
This is an arrangement of an ancient Sanskrit prayer from South India,…

TR 4, Going Quickly Beyond Time Mp3

Track 4 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 4. Going Quickly Beyond Time
This was the first piece I composed for the…

TR 5, Sojourn Mp3

Track 5 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 5. Sojourn
The melody for this tune appeared late one night in early 1997,…

TR 6, Flying To Varanasi Mp3

Track 6 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 6. Flying To Varanasi
In 1995 after witnessing a total eclipse of the sun…

TR 7, Mali Mp3

Track 7 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 7. Mali
I learned this version of Largidan, a traditional song from Mali, West…

TR 8, Pastoral Dreams Mp3

Track 8 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 8. Pastoral Dreams
Inspiration for this tune came from the galloping triplet rhythm (gun…

TR 9, Out Beyond Ideas Mp3

Track 9 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 9. Out Beyond Ideas
For some time, I’ve been inspired by Coleman Barks’ translations…

TR10, Gopala Bolo Mp3

Track 10 from Out Beyond Ideas by Mandir 10. Gopala Bolo
An Indian friend, Raj, taught me this bhajan while we traveled…

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