Genre: World Ambient

Shiva In Exile enriches the appeal of world music with the presence of ambient.

We prefer the term "World Ambient" as it is most descriptive of the music. Here are some other possibilities for classification:

1. World
2. [Dark] Ambient
3. Gothic

Short Description

A journey from middle to far east echoed by simple world rhythms and resounding through an ambient backdrop.

Long Addition

Ethnic is an enveloping sound rich with atmosphere and the pulsating life of percussion -- an almost gothic expanse warmed with the vocals and instruments of distant lands.

Influences / Similar

This list contains some projects we feel share some similarities with Shiva In Exile:
Dead Can Dance, Rajna, Enya,
Enigma, blacktape for a blue girl, Ataraxia

Members

Stefan Hertrich (vocalist and songwriter of Darkseed and Betray My Secrets) is the composer and responsible for all arrangements on the album.

Mixing by Christian Bystron (of Megaherz).

Shamanic drumming by Myingmar, recorded in Nepal by Dr. Phil. Christian Rätsch.

Production assistance by edA-qa mort-ora-y (also for Antique).

History

• 2003 Release of Ethnic
• 2002 Formed in Germany