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Title: Persian music with a contemporary flair
Review: While rooted in the tradition of Persian music, Axiom of Choice goes way beyond tradition with these compositions. However, I only gave this a 4-star rating because I think that their 1994 release titled "Beyond Denial" (pun intended) on the Xdot25 label is simply better. Like almost all Narada releases, Niya Yesh has superb sound and production. However, in some ways it seems like it is too lush, too smooth; sounding as though it has be produced and recorded with the New Age crowd in mind. Beyond Denial has more raw emotion and energy that I find present in the best of the middle eastern and Persian music. Nonetheless, Niya Yesh deserves listening.
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