Tales of the Inexpressible

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Album Information

Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 69:04

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Bah

mutorq

Yeah, you can get the tracks from iTunes, but they'll be out of order on you iPod which is (*#$(&* as %()(*(. How retarded is this, licensing issues over two songs? I doubt they tried very hard to make this right. Boo emusic on this one, boo.

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urgh!

tn-rudeboy

Another album with missing tracks..

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Hey Folks...

razrlazr-detroit

It's not like you're paying for them and not getting them. You may be able to fill in the blanks via another download service?

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Absolutely Stunning

StiffyB

Just like all their stuff. Oh and by the way: You can get those missiing tracks from iTunes if you feel strongly about their omission...

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Outsanding

Seeka

...yet more of my favourite material from the maestros - A New Way To Say Hooray has to be one of the best psy-tracks of all time; just love Raja's flute and McKenna's thoughts on DMT trips are just great ("...like the crumpling of a plastic bread wrapper"). Pity two of these tracks are missing (Yeah, where are they guys!?!?). Overall pure Shpongle genius - as mad as this sounds I can't imagine my life without this album. If only there was more...

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Good question

slacker311

... and your answer e-music is?

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Why are there songs missing from this album?!?

THEO

Why?

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Thanks e-music!

RAKman

If it hadn't been for e-music, I might not have heard Shpongle. Really enjoy the mix of electronic ambient / world music. Refreshing and excellent listening.

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Once upon a time..

bamboogirl

Two men sat down and watched a solar eclipse over the mountains of India.. Tales of the Inexpressible is undoubtedly Simon Posford and Raja Ram's best album, and the first Shpongle that ever passed my way. The tunes are incredibly beautiful and melodic with periodic increases in tempo, enough to make any girl get up and whirl. Terrence McKenna makes a few masterful appearances, wild mutterings enough to satisfy the soul of any trip-head, with Moroccan drums and Latin tempos erupting around the ravishing Indian flutes, and exquisite vocals weaving purposefuly throughout. Who needs mushrooms??

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They Say All Music Guide

With Tales of the Inexpressible, Simon Posford and Raja Ram widened their Eastern-influenced ambient sound to incorporate stronger samples and a wry, complex production psychology. The effect was a lot like the Orb’s “Earth (Gaia)” or the work of Future Sound of London recorded with Cydonia’s Aki Omori, encouraging dub and cartoon effects to make nests inside a slick environmental vibe. Highlight “A New Way to Say ‘Hooray!’” was complicated downtempo without resorting to jazz, and Raja Ram’s flute work was everywhere, liquid-like and frequently impressive. – Dean Carlson