These reissues are an opportunity for listeners to (re)discover the work of Sheila Chandra, one of the most original and innovative artists of her generation.
The compositions on The Zen Kiss are all the more poignant as they are listened to today. They are both a snapshot of an innovative singer at her peak performance, and a record of an ineffable sound that has not yet been reproduced, and probably never will be. Listening to The Zen Kiss, we get closer and closer to that particular moment when Chandra gives voice to her most intimate music, to that communion between the singer and those of us to whom she sings. “I lend the listener my unwavering presence and attention to the present moment, my understanding of the musical forms I am working with, and my skill. But they lend me their heart.”