Praise for The Yoga Sessions
"Yoga lovers watch out. The music you know, love, and have ‘ohm’ed to will be shaken (not stirred) and revitalized." MTV
"In a rebuff to the New Age soup into which some “yoga music’’ degenerates, these songs subordinate electronic effects to the live instrumentation, which is thick on bass and rich with traditional percussions and complex rhythm schemes that reward repeated listening." Boston Globe
"New York studio musicians Derek Beres and Duke Mushroom seamlessly mix Thievery Corporation-style dub beats with original guitar, violin, and tabla recordings into something far beyond the syrupy mess that typically passes for 'yoga music.' " Yoga + Joyful Living
"Let's face it: For many of us, when paired with "music," "yoga" is a four-letter word. That smug serenity! That bland New Agey-ness! That indiscriminate, dilettantish plundering of sounds from cultures for the sake of seeming "exotic" and "spiritual!" "Make it stop! Make it stop! Make it stop!" is not an effective mantra. Well, would you feel better with something more like this?" AOL's Spinner
"If you’re looking for an album to aid your Yoga practice, here is something to believe in. The Yoga Sessions, a compilation of tracks inspired on and for the mat, is the integration of Yoga and music in its finest form, especially when considering the track record of the minds behind the creation." LA Yoga
"Don't let the title fool you – though it may indeed be the perfect soundtrack to your yoga practice (I wouldn't pretend to know), this beautifully produced music transcends any such usage. EarthRise Soundsystem beautifully integrate chilled, dubbed out textures and global sensibilities without a trace of any of the saccharine, new age pitfalls that dominate much of the genre. One of the nicest debuts I've heard in quite some time." Bob Duskis [Co-Founder, Six Degrees Records]
"Having contributed many remixes for other artists, Earthrise SoundSystem steps out with a first set of original material that confirms them as the major players we always suspected them to be." Derek Rath [NPR’s All Things Considered/KPFK’s Global Village]
“Musical omnivores Derek Beres and Duke Mushroom live up to their EarthRise name in their debut collection filled with deeply rooted grooves that reach for transcendence, mixing gorgeous internationalist melodies and contemporary downtempo beats. They succeed beautifully, supported by a cast of first-rate vocalists and instrumentalists.” Bill Bragin [Director, Out of Doors and Midsummer Night’s Swing, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]
"Completely flawless album of chilled, beautiful and well-crafted tracks. You can really hear the people and music of the world rise out of the earth!" Andrew T. Mackay [Bombay Dub Orchestra]
“EarthRise Soundsystem is raising the vibration of the earth.” MC Yogi
“A deep, moving and organic sonic adventure for the mind, body and soul.” Pathaan [BBC/Worldwide]
“A beautiful piece that weaves rich percussive and harmonic elements from around the world, while maintaining a low end theory and crispness of NY boom bap.” DJ Center
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