This contemporary
instrumental album by Liv & Let Liv 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 Let Liv 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 by Liv & Let Liv 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 & A Word