Katabasis

Worldbeat rhythms combine with chant-like vocals and deep, poetic lyrics in this ground-breaking artistic collaboration.

From the Liner Notes
In 1995, Jazz-Pop lyricist / vocalist Ron Boustead teamed up with Dance /R&B producer Michael McGregor to create this rich tapestry of sounds and images that nearly defies categorization. The idea was to combine sophisticated World-beat rhythms with deep, poetic lyrics, and craft a sonic landscape that invoked the feeling of dreams and spiritual journeys. At the time, artists like Deep Forest, Peter Gabriel and Dead Can Dance were exploring similar terrain, but the Circle Of Souls project went even further into the realms of subconscious and emotional longing. Read more