Sheila Chandra. This Sentence is True. The first Sheila Chandra CD I've ever liked. At least for the purposes of this CD, she (and her producer) have eschewed her overly pretty, new age sound for a bit of avant-gardist experimentalism. Arling/Cameron. Sound Shopping. The best description I can think of for this CD is m -zack. That's right: m -ziq + musack. Lounge music as a glamorous consumerist utopia, and it's only partially ironic. Think: Audrey Hepburn in sunglasses and a nice white scarf, trapped in some anesthetized, post-human content, infinite happiness suburban highway-movie-mall-fast food cycle. This would mix very well with Tipsy -- but if you listen to it too much (as I have been), it will make you want to put on some Fugazi just to feel normal again. (As I did -- Repeater!) Sheila Chandra: This Sentence Is True. One of about eight albums (and the only one I've heard), this one features Chandra's voice used as a musical instrument -- including a stunning imitation of Indian drumming. Multi-layered, electronic, weird, and strangely compelling. Product DescriptionTrack listing 1. This 2. Mien 3. Not A Word In The Sky 4. Sentence 5. Is 6. True 7. ABoneCroneDrone 7 Details Number of CDs: 1 Contributing artists: Chandra, Sheila & The Ganges Orchestra Producer: Sheila Chandra Recording type: Studio Distributor: Alternative/THE Recording mode: Stereo Album notes Full performer name: Sheila Chandra/The Ganges Orchestra.Full title: This Sentence Is True (The Previous Sentence Is False).Personnel: Sheila Chandra (vocals, drones); Nick Pullin (guitar); Richard Bragg, Norman Bragg (mandolin); Paul James (bagpipes); Steve Coe (keyboards, drones); Shankar-Ganesh Orchestra (Indian percussion).Recorded at The Dining Room, Yeovil, England between May & December 1999 & June & August 2000. Includes liner notes by Sheila Chandra. Editorial reviews ...An auditory stream of cathartic consciousness....It's a very understated waterworld, but the best choice when you want to justturn off the lights and stare at the stars... CMJ (04/09/2001) ...Chandra's partner Steve Coe does a nice line in gleaming, metallic drones developed from the Indian tambura, with glistening harmonics on top... The Wire (08/01/2001) 4 out of 5 - ...If you're looking for a soothing CD to accompany candles, bubble bath, et al., this will do the trick... Alternative Press (06/01/2001) 4 stars out of 5 - ...Her most fully realized album yet....moving from muscular percussion and tremulous melody to scratchy analog echoes. Chandra's rich voice is the unifying thread... Q (07/01/2001) 4 stars out of 5 - ...Her most fully realized album yet....moving from muscular percussion and tremulous melody to scratchy analog echoes. Chandra's rich voice is the unifying thread...Alternative Press (6/01, p.76) - 4 out of 5 - ...If you're looking for a soothing CD to accompany candles, bubble bath, et al., this will do the trick...The Wire (8/01, p.51) - ...Chandra's partner Steve Coe does a nice line in gleaming, metallic drones developed from the Indian tambura, with glistening harmonics on top...CMJ (4/9/01, p.4) - ...An auditory stream of cathartic consciousness....It's a very understated waterworld, but the best choice when you want to justturn off the lights and stare at the stars... Q (07/01/2001)