Smiling Buddhas Discography of CDs

Smiling Buddhas albums "Atacama" by THE SMILING BUDDHAS is an aural roadmovie through the beautiful Atacama desert in Chile and Peru. The music ranges from ambient to techno, from shimmering drones to pulsating grooves. "Atacama" starts with "Walking Through The Desert Near Palpa (Hitched a ride in a battered collectivo in the end)". The piece starts with very high frequencies (out of a Roland JD-800) to finish with a rolling beat. First heat, too much sun, aching legs, thirst but at the end I've got a nice ride in a collectivo (taxi) watching the landscape passing by. "On The Moon On ...

Smiling Buddhas music CDs "Lo" by The Smiling Buddhas is an aural travelogue through the "hidden" kingdom of Mustang (Lo) in Nepal. A driving, hypnotic and vibrant trip of sheer beauty! Sometimes The Smiling Buddhas add powerful, heavy distorted or elegant beats to express the bodies reaction in thin air ("Dizzy In High Altitude"), step climbs up to high passes ("Up, Up, Slowly,Slowly") and open hearted dance parties ("Friendly Dhee"). The piece starts with a flight through the deepest gorge in the world ("Into The Gorge") and ends with the chime of holy bells from Muktinath ("Muktinath") & ("End Of The Kora").