It is our pleasure to announce the release of the eponymously titled debut album from ASHIRVAD (meaning “Blessings”), on Sangita Sounds.  Featuring 8 tracks of Ambient Raga, Indian Fusion, Ethnodelic dubs and Meditation trance that have been specially designed for a superior chillout experience.  The album is the fruit of their 6 month recording tour and a years production work back in Sangita Studio HQ in London.  With pre-release copies having been tested by Yogis, Masseurs, Psychedelic Dreamers, Wizards, World Class Audiophiles and Cosmic Dudes across the globe. we can say with certainty that this has well and truly passed the Acid Test.

Download the MP3

Download on iTunes •   Download on  Amazon •   Download on Last.Fm •   Download on eMusic

Buy the CD

Buy the CD from Sangita Sounds

Buy the CD from CDBaby

Ashirvad – Magic Carpet (Excerpt)

“Ashirvad” is manifest

After a six-month recording tour in India followed by a year production in London and a move to Glastonbury (Avalon), the production Duo of Mathura Das and Darren Sangita, aka Ashirvad have delivered a stunning album that exhibits an extra-ordinary sense of aesthetics both in their art and music.

Featuring a host of talented classical, devotional and folk musicians from India and around the Globe, Ashirvad is a new paradigm in the future of spiritual sounds.

Ashirvad have created an exotic fusion soundscape blending ambient Indian Ragas, subtle electronica and spiritual moods to guide you on a mystical journey to the transcendental realms. Ashirvad is a kaleidoscopic musical pilgrimage across the sacred heartlands of India.  Ashirvad give thanks to all their family, friends and fans for all their support.

Click through to read some of the reviews of Ashirvad :-

“An exotic gem of a record”

Crispian Mills.

(Kula Shaker)

“Delightful, inspirational, enchanting – We took a magical ride on the mystical waves of Ashirvad and never came back! ”

Deva Premal & Miten.

“Ashirvad is a fantastic album. I just love what Mathura and Darren have done with all the tracks, they are well produced and wonderfully integrated. The acoustic and electronic sounds are perfectly formed and really complement each other. Ashirvad is like a sonic painting that moves through mystical India on a beautiful trip that’s guaranteed to bring you peace of mind.”

John Leckie

(International Multi Award Winning Music Producer.)

“With their new CD ‘Ashirvad (Blessings), Mathura Das and Darren Sangita have gathered world classical masters of music in the United Kingdom and throughout India to create a joyful, transcendent, mystic masterpiece. Each song flows effortlessly into the next, continuously expanding with meaning, peace, beauty and truth. This is the true magic of sacred soul music and can be listened to over and over again. Perfect for meditation, yoga, dance, lovers and awakening evolutionary consciousness.”

Danny Paradise

(Musician and International Yoga teacher)

“Ashirvad is indeed a sonic blessing…beautifully produced, lush and full of evocative textures and effervescent riffs, Sangita have achieved a unique fusion of Western and Eastern music which is sure to resonate with diverse seekers and music lovers. Well played!”

Matt Black

(Cold Cut & Ninja Tune)