I Love Tibet
I Love Tibet
Publisher – Discovery Sound
Contact – overseas@discoverysound.com
Web – www.discoverysound.com
We always enjoy reviewing ethnic sample libraries from Discovery Sound because, quite frankly, they never disappoint. Interesting content and immaculately produced recordings, usually made in authentic locations are the norm.
‘I Love Tibet’ focuses mainly on Buddhist music and chanting – sacred percussion, wind instruments and sutras – together with more traditional percussion, winds and strings associated with Tibetan opera.
Because of the occupation of Tibet, by China, the location recording took place in Dharamsala, India, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. As a consequence of the occupation, Tibetan culture is constantly under threat but the refugees living in India faithfully preserve the traditional music, both religious and secular.
As usual the entire album appears to have been well planned from the outset and adheres mainly to a simple Acid/Wav/Rex2 format for the three main instrument categories: wind, strings and percussion. That goes for the vocal samples, too, a rich variety of spoken words, phrases and songs from men, women and children plus solo mantras and group chanting by Buddhist monks. In addition, a couple of the stringed instruments are available in Kontakt format and the wonderful Tibetan percussion, bells and cymbals are also presented in Battery format.
All in all, this is a delightful collection and considering the cost of the location recording, good value for money. We recommend a visit to the Discovery Sound website, where you can preview the samples and movie demos (full-length movie on the CD) of the recorded instruments and performers.
Verdict – A superb collection of loops, one-shots and multisamples evocative of Tibetan traditional and religious music.
