This contemporary
instrumental album mixes elements of new age, jazz, pop, rock,
surf, ambient, techno, chant and classical into a fresh, new
blend. The album three variations on the "Canon in
D" theme -- the opening title track which builds over a
14-minute span from meditative spcae to a frenxy of ectasy, the
catchy five minute "Poppin'Pachelbel" in the middle
of the album, and the 14-minute "Waikiki Pachelbel"
near the end with its chanting choir and orchestral swells.
Surfin Pachelbel also contains the short,
cool down, chill-out interlude "Run As A Liquid;" the
nine-minute space groove "He'enalu;" the quick "Wili
Wili" ("A surf guitar tribute to Peter Gabriel and
his grooves," says Liv Khalsa); the 12-minute slow, ambient,
dance piece "Groove Salad;" and the humorous beatnick/sci-fi
techno saga "Surfin' UFO" (featuring, as special guests,
the group overlords of the ufo).
"Pachelbel's
'Canon...Liv and Livtar Khalsa adapt it with...surf guitars,
celestial choirs, synthesizers, vocal snippets...variations on
the archtypal new age composition. They shoot the tube
with some credible ambient surf music...brilliantly kitsch music." -Billboard Magazine
"Canon in
'D ...now presented in its hippest and most eclectic arrangement
yet...This electronic pachelbel is destined to become a new age
instrumental classic...Splendid variety of super-relaxing ambient
and new age moods...Surfin' Pachelbel is hte perfect way to chill
out...and it just might turn on a few classical fans to the wonders
of electric guitar instrumentals." -Time
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