Re-Orient Reunited
Re-Orient's first studio album in 5 years is one of their best. Great melodies, instrumental flare and Indo-jazz with Latin, electronic and ambient touches.

Anniversaries can creep up on you. Whilst recording this album Baluji Shrivastav, Linda Shanovitch & Chris Conway realised that they had been playing music together for 20 years.

As Jazz Orient they recorded an album Dangerous Ground at Baluji & Linda's home on a 4 track tape recorder – (it has recently been remastered as a free download) . Other albums came, then they joined the ARC label as Re-Orient recording 2 albums – Indian World Music Fusion in 1997 (EUCD1413) and Seven Steps To The Sun in 1998 (EUCD1490).
Then concerts and solo projects took up their time. The last time they recorded was 2006's “Baluji Shrivastav & Re-Orient” (EUCD1982) The album featured some of Baluji's extended compositions with guests Hossam Ramzy, Andy Sheppard and Guy Barker, so Re-Orient only played together on 4 tracks.
5 years go by... and Re-Orient reunite in the studio again. Some things are new – they are more reflective perhaps, they have embraced electronics and technology a little, but their gift for melody and arrangements and their unique sound are still as strong as ever.

Jai Uttal, Ila Arun, Flora Purim, Oregon, Indian and Balkan folk musics, Okay Temiz.

recorded digitally at Northolme Studios, London and Aloft Studios, Leicester, UK

Tides

Dangerous Ground was the first song Re-Orient ever played together 20 years ago - here given a bossa treatment.

The Long Summer is a musical reply to Chris's piece The Long Winter he recorded on Practical Candle Magic with The Rain Garden and Sky High with Happy Landings.

Portrait Of A Swan is a part of a longer piece by Baluji Shrivastav called Portraits Of The Dark. Celestial is part of a longer piece Song Celestial.

Writing credits
3, 9 by Baluji Shrivastav
2, 5, 7 by Linda Shanovitch
1, 4, 8 by Chris Conway
6, 10 by Conway, Shrivastav, Shanovitch