CD: Eco Zen 1

One World Musics newest release, Eco-Zen is all about re-connecting with the world around us. Promoting the challenging message that for too long weve been over-stimulated, blinded and numbed by a frenetic swirl of images and messages that assault us everywhere we go in our daily lives. Weve switched off that magical part of us that connects us to the greater consciousness, that little part within us all that unites us with every other person around us humanity.

Inspired by the desire to awaken our senses through thoughtful and beautiful music from all over the globe Eco-Zen sets out to shake us from our reverie, to ignite that spark within each of us. With our eyes open again we can see whats happening to our world and become a part of the solution.

CD1, compiled by Leigh Wood, is a diverse blend of soulful melodies fused with hypnotic beats. From the delicate and beautiful Weebles Fall by Slovo to the urban electronics of Codas Super Pod, each track brings with it a greater sense of awareness. Gentle acoustic meanderings flow into intricate and lushly produced tracks like Journey by Nitin Sawhney, and then to the bustling inner city landscapes painted by Melbournes Amanaska, this music is as contemporary as it is vital. Compiled by UK DJ/Journalist Ben Mynott CD2 is deep, intense and hypnotic. Sparse soundscapes that give space for thought and contemplation give way to melodies sublimely woven together in this more intimate collection of global harmonies.

A perfect compliation for a sunday afternoon chill-out session or dinner party/bbq get together