"Music From the Creator" by Asiyah is an incredible two CD set of spiritual songs and verses that spans a variety of genres. What makes this album incredible is the amount of thought that went into it. Asiyah takes the ancient notion that God gave each Hebrew letter a musical vibration, uses the Hebrew text of Biblical verses to create a letter-by-letter song notation, and adapts them instrumentally to fit contemporary music genres, including Latin, rock, reggae, jazz, blues, ambient, and classical. The odd numbered tracks on the album are spoken word and recite the Biblical verse in Hebrew, and Psalms in song form. The even tracks that follow take the letter-by-letter notation and make an original and enjoyable song out of it. The recording quality is great, clean and polished, so that the spoken word tracks could be completely understood by a Hebrew linguist. "From the Dust" brings Genesis 2:7-8 to life with a great reggae sound, including the steel drum and a nice arrangement. "Lifted Up" has a great Latin rock flare with the use of shakers, marimba and electric guitar following the notes of Isaiah 6:1. "Shall Come to Pass" is an excellent standard jazz adaptation of Isaiah 4:3, with great jazz piano, solo guitar, and rhythmic drums. "Music From the Creator" is certainly an in-your-face spiritual experience, but its method and the sheer enjoyability of the songs the selected verses help create has an appeal to both the secular and non-secular world. Perhaps, through its beauty, it will awaken a little spirituality in all of us.
-Chris & the RadioIndy.com Review TeamCheck out Asiyah's music on RadioIndy.com with link to purchase and links to popular sites
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