Artemiy Artemiev - Five Mystery Tales of Asia

"Five Mystery Tales Of Asia" is just that... A composer's view on the union of China and Hong Kong, an old Mongolian folk song, a journey under the great wall of China, the mysteries of the Ming Dynasties, and touching the stars from the top of a Mongolian mountain. And to set the tone for these tales Artemiev experiments with the timbres and native instruments of Mongolia, China, and Japan. The music on this CD still doesn't approach the full symphonic sound of The Warning, but it's expressive and the pulsating drones, spiritual chanting, and assorted freaky sounds on this disc really please. Less "New Agey" than The Warning, but far more interesting and adventurous.