Mantra (Material song)
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| "Mantra" | |
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| Single by Material | |
| from the album Hallucination Engine | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Length | 5 min., 17 min. mix |
| Label | Island |
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Laswell and Lakshminarayana Shankar. |
"Mantra" is a 1993 song and single by Material from the album Hallucination Engine, composed by Bill Laswell and Lakshminarayana Shankar. "Mantra" received favourable reviews in Spin, The Wire and Stereophile.[1] The album version was remixed by The Orb to a 17-minute track for the single, and also given a 5-minute version.[2]
"Mantra" begins with a "wailing Middle Eastern introduction",[3] an ambient drone played by Shankar on electric violin,[4] and is then propelled by tandem tablas of Zakir Hussain and Trilok Gurtu.[5]
It was issued as a 12" and CD single in 1993 (Axiom / Island, AXMCD1) featuring the 17 minute "Praying Mantra Mix" by The Orb, the album's 8 minute "Doors of Perception Mix", and a 5-minute edit.
