"Wow! This CD is amazing; real soul music. I got the CD because I loved the song that was showcased on Putamayo's World Blues CD. I listen to a lot of world music and The Unseen Guest is the best of East meets West that I have seen around in a long time. The combination of blues guitar and Indian instruments fits so nicely that it brings you to a place that you haven't had the pleasure to visit before. The lyrics are mysterious and haunting at times. There is a true sense of other worldiness in this music. It is refreshing and new and we are lucky to have such talented and innovative artists out there to bring us this truly unique sound. A vey special CD!"
Excellent debut effort from this eclectic duo
Brahma | Va Beach, USA | 11/15/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Amith and Declan have just embarked on putting their music out for people to hear, albeit they've been musicians for long. I could go really verbose talking about their music, but that exercise would seem a little pointless considering [...] This is the kind of music that grows on you. Excellent piece of work!! Higly recommended!!!"
It grows on you, quite like how
Jayadeep Krishnan | Boston, MA | 11/17/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The afore mentioned affable 4-headed andavan 'Brahma' recommended the band and music.
For once someone has pulled of the 'East meets West' credo! Declan's voice rocks. Kinda like Eddie Vedder after some 'Californian Purple haze'.(which is a good thing). Amith's acoustics sound 'rich'. "Let me in" is a rendition of a genre that would have toasted Dave Mathews chilling with Dr. Balasubramanian.
Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a tangent to their otherwise boring lifestyles involving nothing but routine S&M (oh wait that might just be me..)
My personal rating is a 4.9 out of 5. Only because you didnt have Miles Davis on."
A wonderful addition to any music collection!
Bleu_Chat | Louisville, Kentucky United States | 01/24/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I found the band in the exact same way as S. Broussard. The song "Listen My Son" is on Putamayo's World Blues CD and from that CD this is the band that really captured my attention. I love Eastern music and I also love Blues and Folk. I've never heard of a band mixing all the categories( that seemed to me to only work by themselves for the most part) and bring them together like this...and do it well! It's rare that you find music like this plus enjoy the voice that sings the lyrics. Sometimes you find a good 'band' but the lead singers tone disrupts the flow of the music. The vocals (Lead- Declan Murray and Harmony- Amith Narayan) on this CD are light yet soulful without weighing the listerners ear down with strange off key notes or being whiney. There isn't one song on the CD I want to skip!"