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T1. Opal. The inspiration for this song came while on Samothraki Island Greece. Sitting in a small terrace of our cabin working only with a laptop. Using samples from drift sessionÕs guitarist Tim Floyd as a starting seed point. I wanted to create a powerful opening piece for my live set with Ishq. The original jam was done with matt (Ishq) live @ Samothraki dance festival 2003 It was a great treat to play music with such an excellent electron hamonizer. Upon returning to Canada I worked on the arrangement and flow, adding studio overdubs of darbouka and percussion. Then on a trip to Montreal in December 2003 I was able to record master bansuri player Catherine Potter on this piece. This further inspired my arrangement, and back to the sonicturtle studio I went. The inspiration flowed and thus we arrived at a final mix. The song is a blend of trancey synths tribal percussion (Dholak, darbouka n tambourine.), ambient guitar loops and bansuri

T2. Flying Beyond. The origins of this song came from a bed track of drones in the key of G. During my trip to Montreal in December. Catherine Potter recorded bansuri improvising a raga. I returned with these sessions in my laptop and began a wondrous exploration of sound to combine with this amazing session. I should also mention that during the time of working on this composition my wife was 5 months pregnant. Incredibly I felt the creation energy all around me. During the night when I slept, my wife would lie with here belly curved in the small of my back. I am sure this energy influenced and inspired the music composition during this time. Flying beyond became my experience working on this tune, as my spirit was soaring and flying in the ethers. The songs title also pays homage to master bansuri player Hariprasad Charasia who also has been CatherineÕs guru for the past 20+ years. Its still amazing to me that I have the opportunity to work with Catherine. One of the best bansuri players in Canada.

T3. Dubfire. This song was written as I was imagining dub music for babies. I guess with our little baby growing in my wifeÕs belly, babies were the theme. I was playing around with guitar harmonic samples and created this nice simple melody. During the dubification process arrived at what I felt was a very simple yet compelling gentle dub. This piece is nice in the early morning or to set the nice vibes in the mid afternoon. Built around the 120 pulse. This dub also mixes nicely with the dance grooves of the dubhouse vibe.

T4. Infusion. (Bombay remix) Originally written in spring of 2001 on saltspring island. This tune is the mastery of Tim Floyd. Guitarist extraordinaire. The original version was released on L.S.D. records Manna Medicine in 2001. I always wanted to work more on the drums and percussion aspect of the arrangement. In late 2003 I found my studio equipped with much more sophisticated software (ableton live and emagic Logic platinum) This combination of software allowed me to experiment with loop based percussion sequencing and live performance. Also in the past four years my djing experience has given me a different insight into beat structure and Òdj friendlinessÓ The result is this mix. Featuring Dholak and Tabla sessions of Aref Durvesh.

T5. Ohm (transfix mix) This song is now in its third incarnation. The song features wonderful vocal contribution by Gemma Luna ..(a west coast traveler, singer and dancer) the Fuijara (Slovakian shepards flute) performance of Miroslav Doval, and the Tabla performance of Aref Durvesh resequenced by adham with ableton live. This songs story is that of resistance and flow. The main unique instrument in this piece is the fuijara. A remarkable wind instrument. Slovakian in origin this flute plays the overtone series by increasing breath to the small hole and using the two finger holes to vary the air flow. An amazing instrument. This flute was originally used by ShepardÕs in the mountains to play for ritual and enjoyment.

T6. Gayatri Mantra Shuffle. A wonderful session with vocalist Tera Tara in the mountains of British Columbia. The gayatri mantra is probably one of the most well known of the Sanskrit mantraÕs. It is one of the 24-syllable Vedic mantras for spiritual evolution and liberation. The vocals were recorded in four successive takes. Very little editing and only reverb added. Harmonium also was recorded and used with heavy processing

T7. Somptin Hapnin (ganesh mix) This mix is the edit that was created for the placement in the Imax film ÒSacred PlanetÓ released on Disney in May 2003. This song features the Bansuri contribution of Catherine Potter and the Dubwise bass of Sean Hill (sir bassa). This mix as only an audio piece has an interesting arrangement. One I discovered I would not have created with out the synchronization to picture that I created. Humorously since this is now a Disney picture I am unable to show complete audio visual for this piece. I hope itÕs enjoyed.

T8. Krishna Raga This song came about after a session with sitarist Deobrat Mishra of Benares India. We had met two years earlier during his trip to saltspring on tour with his father. And we spoke of doing some recording. But it wasnÕt for another 2 years until we met again. This time in nelson british Columbia. We recorded this raga for evening time in the mid day during a rainstorm. On certain sections of the audio trk you can hear the rain in the background. A very powerful session of both voice and sitar. I was able to record alap (introduction) and the main sections of the raga (improvised composition). Both with voice and sitar. Deobrat really showed me the gentle command of his voice and budding virtuosity on the sitar.

T9. Shake it (Shaikh it) This song was recorded with Melissa Meretsky of the Wassabi Collective in an old wooden house in the mountains of British Columbia. The acoustics and nrg of the sound and light temple inspired these performances. Melissa is an accomplished percussionist playing 5 conga and Djembe rhythms. I wanted to create a tribal trance track to bridge the gap between the tribal intensity I heard in her performances with the electro pulse of trance. I selfishly wanted to write more music I could dj. The tribal rhythm has been calling me and I see the appreciated effects of the tribal journey. African rhythm blended with the eastern and the dub styles of the south. Tribal Dub Trance is the vibe I feel moves people in ancient and necessary ways.

T10. New Born Shuffle This song was written using some guitar loops I discovered on some old drift session tapes I recorded on Lummi Island in the fall of 1996. The diverse sound of guitarist Tim Floyd continues to move me. A Latin shuffle groove was blended with the drum and bass, synth modulations and some ol fashioned Rhodes piano.

T11. Rabbit Hole Raga This song came about during the session with Catherine Potter in Montreal Canada december 2003

Catherine writes .In Rabbit Hole, I wanted to create a sense of timelessness and Òold worldlinessÓ to contrast with AdamÕs contemporary sound. I tried to achieve that with a melody inspired by the Raga Darbari Kanada, a raga which can be traced back five hundred years to the musician Miyan Tansen and court of the Emperor Akbar. To add to the depth and soberness of the melody, IÕve used a beautiful bass flute made especially for me by my dear friend and master bansuri-maker, Pratap Gujar.