MYSTIC CAMEL RECORDS
MANIFESTO
Mystic Camel Records was created to represent music that aims to preserve the beauty of traditional music and instruments by combining it with sounds, formats and rhythms that are relevant today. The goal of Mystic Camel Records is to bring the emotion back into music and understand the incredible importance of music as a way to access the inner world of emotions and as a way to connect to the infinite.
Original Nature (2023) was released after a break of almost 10 years and seeks to introduce the music of the ragas in a way that is accessible to all. Each track is composed on a raga and corresponds to a distinct emotion. The ancient sages of India had access to musical instruments and understood the fact that certain combinations of notes led to a coloring of the emotions. This led to music becoming an essential part of their spirituality and religion. They established nine distinct emotions, the "Nava Rasa" with many subtle variations and combinations comprising the emotional spectrum.
Symbiosis (2013) introduces acoustic guitar into the mix and contains some positive notes along with the exotic ones.
Crescent Moon (2011) sees the introduction of the Mohan Veena (Indian Slide Guitar). It contains some mellower and more exotic moods and also some electronic influences.
Elements (2008) was my first exploration of this style of music. It is raw, experimental and is more solo oriented that the others. It is also the only one of my albums that contains guest performances from some of the finest artists living in Karachi around 2008. Elements is being published and administered by ACM Records.