Egschiglen - Zazal
SKU
08-FY8037
Formed at the beginning of the 90s at the Ulan Bator conservatory in Mongolia by four young instrumentalists, Egschiglen (Beautiful melody) with their new album Zazal once again propose a wide repertory that embraces both the tradition and modernity of their country, for which they have become renowned musical ambassadors. Over the years the group has learned how to harness their cultural heritage (especially shamanic, lamaic and epic chants) and fuse it with more modern instrumental trends creating musical structures that are aesthetically up to date without having to rely on hybridization with foreign elements. The music on Zazal (a propitiatory rite practised when a member of the family leaves on a long journey) is extremely luminous and free, achieving a perfect balance between tradition and modernity, stasis and movement. The traditional instruments used are the main force behind the shaping of the groups sound...however, what will probably be the biggest surprise to the listener is the originality of the khmi chant. This is a highly peculiar technique that requires complete mastery of the voice which is subjected to various acrobatics to hold together both a drone and different harmonics with the result that miraculous sounds both deep and vertiginously acute are simultaneously emitted from the singers throat. [Dunay]