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Paranoise: ISHQ (CD, 62:45); Ancient Records,
2001 
E-mail: jmatus@paranoise.com 
Cyberhome: http://www.paranoise.com

10 words or less: Middle Eastern chants combined with
heavy Rock rhythms

Elaboration: The evolution of the Paranoise project
has been an interesting one. Starting with their debut
album Constant Fear and their sophomore effort
Start a New Race which were much more in the
Heavy Metal realm. Despite guest appearances by
luminaries such as Percy Jones, Anthony Jackson, Lenny
Pickett and Don Cherry, these first 2 albums were
nothing to write home about. Their third album
Private Power took them to the Middle East
where they  sampled indigenous chanting of the region
that they combined with their unique brand of Punk
Metal. 

ISHQ further refines the ideas and direction
begun on Private Power. On ISHQ there is
notably less of a Metal leaning and more varied
instrumentation. The heavy Rock rhythms are still
omnipresent but there is more World instrumentation in
the mix including some smokin’ Violin soloing by Rohan
Gregory. I have been lukewarm toward Paranoise’s past
efforts but this one’s a winner. ~ L Perez




Paranoise: Private Power(CD, 65:05); Ancient Records, n/a, 2000 E-mail: n/a Cyberhome: http://www.paranoise.com 10 words or less: Politically charged Rock with ethnic inflections Elaboration: This is Paranoise's 3rd album and it bears very little resemblance to their previous 2 Metal influenced efforts. Exotic instrumentation is interspersed within the standard Rock configuration of electric Guitar, Bass and Drums. The album opens with an ethnic Middle-Eastern rhythmic chanting that is quickly augmented with a Middle-Eastern Violin melody over a Swing rhythm; quite energetic and engaging. Track 2 is one of the few songs with English lyrics and has more of a King Crimson feel to it though it's a rather simple 4/4 time. Track 3 sounds like what REM would be if they were from the Middle East. Track 4 is a Middle-Eastern version of Pearl Jam. Track 5 is in 6/8 and features... you guessed it; Middle-Eastern chanting samples. Along with the heavy Rock sound that dominates this album, Violin and Dulcimer figure prominently giving it an exotic sound overall. If my description so far has not scared you away then I feel confident in recommending this album. ~ L. Perez


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