Paul Horn - Inside the Taj Mahal, Vol. 1-2 (CD)

All Music Guide

In 2001, 32 years after their original release, Transparent Music requested and received permission to combine two of Paul Horn's greatest CDs into one CD. Inside the Taj Mahal I II is, just as the title states, two masterpieces in one CD. It is one of the most dynamic two-fers ever. These albums have lost nothing over the years -- they still sound as radical and cutting-edge as ever. They are as gentle and serene as ever, too. While electronics, synths, processors, and dozens of other gadgets have made e-music and minimalism the great styles that they are, these albums remind listeners that simplicity is the teacher of complexity. This CD is in a league of its own -- still. That statement speaks for itself.

- Jim Brenholts, All Music Guide