McLaughlin resurrect, at least in part, the original Shakti for a UK tour in 1997. So it was with some excitement that we discover this disc the first time. Newcomers (Indian flute, tanpura ...) accompany survivors old group. The acoustic guitar of the past has given way to electric sounds but relatively velvety. For music, the mood is meditative and soothing climate gradually gaining power over long formats (a play sixty minutes on the second disc !!). Only reserve stripped the aspect that does not seem completely taken with this discreet but omnipresent Indian synthetic drone.
