Listening to Lost at Last on Radio Paradise

RP plays 2 songs by this group, and I find both very intriguing and quite good. Quick search shows that the band broke up a long time ago, their website is gone, and music is probably out of print. Found a few songs on Bandcamp, but not this album.

https://lostatlast.bandcamp.com

Diamond Body

Sufi Groove

Nataraj

Posted 6 years ago by RebekkaRayna [ Reply ]

westslope wrote:

Tribal-Trance-Dance music.

I like it.

Lalo Schifrin music - the Clint Eastwood background singers

Posted 6 years ago by pinto [ Reply ]

SuperWeh wrote:

I generally like traditional indian music, but generally find these kind of western "spiritualized electronic" knock-offs kind of hippie wank-ish. Like being in Kathmandu and seeing all the western wannabe hippies showing how "spiritual" they are by sporting local style clothes and tilakas.

I never made it to Kathmandu. The work visa for Australia expired while I did another year plus in South America before catching a ride on a Greek freighter to Africa.

In defence of the western wannabe hippies sporting local style clothes, I believe that they did this because it was exciting and new and because it visibly represented solidarity with the local ordinary folks.

Incidentally, I never dressed like that because a) I did not want to stimulate undo interest in me by police and border guards, and b) at 6'5" with blue eyes and hair that would bleach blond in the sun, there was no way that I would ever blend in.

The important thing to do in much of South America in those days was to avoid wearing long hair and a beard. No point in being mistaken for a Marxist guerrilla and getting shot for your troubles.

Besides there is probably a little of animist left in me. :-) Later on as a secular fellow-travelling companion of the Roman Catholic Church, there was thankfully no dress code. I did not look much different from radical socially engaged Franciscan and Jesuit priests.

Posted 7 years ago by westslope [ Reply ]

Really cool! I'm digging this! RP keeps pulling me back in here every time I'm about to go out for a post-pasta stroll up into the foothills!

Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

RP plays 2 songs by this group, and I find both very intriguing and quite good. Quick search shows that the band broke up a long time ago, their website is gone, and music is probably out of print. Found a few songs on Bandcamp, but not this album.

Posted 7 years ago by Relayer [ Reply ]

Released in 2001. A short-lived Trance-Trip-Hop era. My favorite was probably Loop Guru.

Posted 7 years ago by IndyDoug [ Reply ]

SuperWeh wrote:

I generally like traditional indian music, but generally find these kind of western "spiritualized electronic" knock-offs kind of hippie wank-ish. Like being in Kathmandu and seeing all the western wannabe hippies showing how "spiritual" they are by sporting local style clothes and tilakas.

SquiddlyDiddly wrote:

So. Just to get this straight. It is not possible to be from the west and be 'spiritual'? Really?

Just to get this straight: that's not what he said.

Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

Tribal-Trance-Dance music.

I like it.

Posted 8 years ago by westslope [ Reply ]

Spirituality these days in the west is more like a lifestyle instead of following a believe.
I must say it doesn't attract me. Oversized Buddha statues in the white living room, smelly candles and new age music on the background while pondering about the effect of veganism, yoga and green tea on children... No, not my cup of tea.

Posted 8 years ago by Kaw [ Reply ]

SquiddlyDiddly wrote:

So. Just to get this straight. It is not possible to be from the west and be 'spiritual'? Really?

well actually, no. That is the cultural, nay evolutionary point. Homo Novus is not afraid of the dark.

Posted 8 years ago by Far [ Reply ]

SuperWeh wrote:

I generally like traditional indian music, but generally find these kind of western "spiritualized electronic" knock-offs kind of hippie wank-ish. Like being in Kathmandu and seeing all the western wannabe hippies showing how "spiritual" they are by sporting local style clothes and tilakas.

So. Just to get this straight. It is not possible to be from the west and be 'spiritual'? Really?

Posted 9 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly [ Reply ]

I generally like traditional indian music, but generally find these kind of western "spiritualized electronic" knock-offs kind of hippie wank-ish. Like being in Kathmandu and seeing all the western wannabe hippies showing how "spiritual" they are by sporting local style clothes and tilakas.

Posted 9 years ago by SuperWeh [ Reply ]

shaik yer booty

Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48 [ Reply ]

This lets you be in a perfect place!

Posted 11 years ago by beatriceghitoiu [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

Rockit wrote:

Sike-a-del-ik!

...no, it's sikh-a-del-ik, or sick-a-del-ik, depending on your preferences....

Posted 11 years ago by rdo [ Reply ]

Rockit wrote:

Sike-a-del-ik!

..and Funk-ah-lush-us!..

Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy [ Reply ]

Sike-a-del-ik!

Posted 11 years ago by Rockit [ Reply ]

pre-coitus music

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

(former member) wrote:

Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

Dog, cat, three canaries and tiger Romeo

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by NeuroGeek [ Reply ]

I love it,
Just few years ago, i was the mexican listener only one. Now we 're 35, 01:14 pm 21/12/11

Posted 12 years ago by inncubusss [ Reply ]

Wow, never expected to hear Lost at Last here .... A little goes a long way with this, AND it's a nice touch in the mix. Thanks!

Posted 13 years ago by hkarr [ Reply ]

MsFine wrote:

This is why I love RP. You won't hear this on other stations.

Certainly won't hear it on my stereo at my party... Sorry to those who were counting on it

Posted 13 years ago by run4more [ Reply ]

A mixed bag of comments on this one. I like it. It sure beats drunken shit kickin'. And it's not even weird. I think I'll up my rating.

Posted 13 years ago by inindian [ Reply ]

This is why I love RP. You won't hear this on other stations.

Posted 14 years ago by MsFine [ Reply ]

Yea, I am digging this! Very Nice! ${#Dancingbanana_2}$

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph [ Reply ]

HELL YEAH!

Posted 14 years ago by kingfish2004 [ Reply ]

Scott_Alic wrote:

Wanking with a sitar must hurt. Nice tribal face paint, though, Greg...

Its a sarod, not a sitar

Posted 14 years ago by earwig [ Reply ]

Wanking with a sitar must hurt. Nice tribal face paint, though, Greg...

Posted 15 years ago by Scott_Alic [ Reply ]

Feeling (-.-)

Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin [ Reply ]

mmm...trance

Posted 15 years ago by Sleepytyme [ Reply ]

fluffybum wrote:

look at the ridiculous cd cover. say it all don't it.

Attention, Gary McKinnon: in your hacking of U.S. computers for alien information, you overlooked RP systems.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

fluffybum wrote:

look at the ridiculous cd cover. say it all don't it.

Reality is over-rated! What's wrong with an alien playing with a cat's cradle?

Posted 15 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo [ Reply ]

I tried to find this song on iTunes and it wasn't listed on the "Lost at Last" album. Any ideas?

Posted 15 years ago by SonomaRising [ Reply ]

fluffybum wrote:

look at the ridiculous cd cover. say it all don't it.

say what

Posted 15 years ago by cayenne [ Reply ]

look at the ridiculous cd cover. say it all don't it.

Posted 15 years ago by fluffybum [ Reply ]

This is what I needed this morning... a little navel lint contemplation music (leading to inner peace, I hope). Thanks, Bill!

Posted 15 years ago by MsJudi [ Reply ]

long time no hear rather hear Ocean of Mercy tho...

Posted 16 years ago by gutboy [ Reply ]

MsJudi wrote:

I love this groups.

Me too!

Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

I love this group.

Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi [ Reply ]

Love the sounds...and this is one of my favourite images from the gallery sited below.

Posted 17 years ago by peyotecoyote [ Reply ]

MtnGoat wrote:

The words? She's saying something? ...

Not really

Posted 17 years ago by sirrus [ Reply ]

MinMan wrote:

Whoah! these people are really spooky. Enough to make The Renaissance Faire look mainstream.

It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it!

Love this!

Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

coding_to_music wrote:

https://www.lostatlast.com/PhotoGallery1.htm

Whoah! these people are really spooky. Enough to make The Renaissance Faire look mainstream.

Posted 17 years ago by MinMan [ Reply ]

Nabla wrote:

That's wonderful, like this here:

...

BOOBS!

Posted 17 years ago by GChevy410 [ Reply ]

Puff ... puff ... give.

Posted 17 years ago by Land_Shark [ Reply ]

huebdoo wrote:

I agree... I can see all the hippies of Pacific North West dancing around like fir trees in the wind to this crap... all the draft dodgers that lived in my home town would totally be grooving to this stuff... Break out the crystals and pyramids and incense

Dianyla wrote:

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Yeah, do the bad thing

, break out the crystals, incense, wine, smoke 'n' song

Posted 17 years ago by inindian [ Reply ]

I'm actually into what her voice does, trailing off like that. I imagine if I was of another state of mind I'd be tempted to jump into my speakers and follow. The words? She's saying something? I'll have to listen better...

Posted 17 years ago by MtnGoat [ Reply ]

Great Stuff.... Keep it up!

Posted 17 years ago by andesitic [ Reply ]

Filofox wrote:

Normally I like this sort of thing, but this track is just dull.

I think you nailed it.

Posted 17 years ago by iTuner [ Reply ]

That's wonderful, like this here:

...

Posted 17 years ago by Nabla [ Reply ]

Hmmmmmmm I like this a lot!

Love the title too;) Diamond Body, ain't it rich?

Posted 17 years ago by Mari [ Reply ]

https://www.lostatlast.com/PhotoGallery1.htm

Posted 17 years ago by coding_to_music [ Reply ]

Actually now that the song has progressed, I have no idea where I am

Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast [ Reply ]

uhm...I feel like I'm in India

Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast [ Reply ]

MojoJojo wrote:

You would probably even have gooey pizza cheese on your hands just like our friend on the cover.

Nah, it looks more like E.T. nose goo. Even so.......7.

Posted 17 years ago by TerryS [ Reply ]

none for me thanks.

Posted 17 years ago by MiketheKnife [ Reply ]

Posted 17 years ago by musikalia [ Reply ]

MojoJojo wrote:

If you looked like the thing on the cover, you would prabably say things like, "diamond body has risen to shine" too. You would probably even have gooey pizza cheese on your hands just like our friend on the cover.

....and this is why the human race has not evolved.

Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

It's like they threw a bunch of stuff in a hat and mixed the parts that were randomly picked.

Posted 17 years ago by bokey [ Reply ]

Belly Dancing music!

Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick [ Reply ]

This was pretty good as an instrumental, but was spoilt a little by the vocals - voice is ok, but the lyrics grate a bit. Still worth an 8, though.

Posted 18 years ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

If you looked like the thing on the cover, you would prabably say things like, "diamond body has risen to shine" too. You would probably even have gooey pizza cheese on your hands just like our friend on the cover. Kregg wrote:

cheez lovers supreme. come on, lyrics like "diamond body has risen to shine"

Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo [ Reply ]

cheez lovers supreme. come on, lyrics like "diamond body has risen to shine"

Posted 18 years ago by Kregg [ Reply ]

does...not...need...the...chick's...vocals... nice to make your 8 a 6(slipping to a 5...), because otherwise the track's totally groovy.

Posted 18 years ago by supergroverx [ Reply ]

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Posted 18 years ago by Mari [ Reply ]

DrLex wrote:

And then into Grey Eye Glances. If Bill were a superhero, he would be Segue-Man.

'cept I've been Segueman for almost twenty years now. I agree though that Bill's segues are awesome.

Posted 18 years ago by segueman [ Reply ]

huebdoo wrote:

I agree... I can see all the hippies of Pacific North West dancing around like fir trees in the wind to this crap... all the draft dodgers that lived in my home town would totally be grooving to this stuff... Break out the crystals and pyramids and incense

hilarious. you're so right.

Posted 18 years ago by reedifus [ Reply ]

huebdoo wrote:

I agree... I can see all the hippies of Pacific North West dancing around like fir trees in the wind to this crap... all the draft dodgers that lived in my home town would totally be grooving to this stuff... Break out the crystals and pyramids and incense

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Posted 18 years ago by Dianyla [ Reply ]

Jra wrote:

If I hear one more woman with a half-decent voice singing ridiculously spacy and lame lyrics to a repetitive electronic background, I'm gonna go find her and throw an acoustic guitar at her. Or maybe a book of Bach sheet music... ?!

I agree... I can see all the hippies of Pacific North West dancing around like fir trees in the wind to this crap... all the draft dodgers that lived in my home town would totally be grooving to this stuff... Break out the crystals and pyramids and incense

Posted 18 years ago by huebdoo [ Reply ]

Jra wrote:

oh... wow. That was a totally seamless segue into Bela Fleck... I thought it was still the same song!

And then into Grey Eye Glances. If Bill were a superhero, he would be Segue-Man.

Posted 19 years ago by DrLex [ Reply ]

A_Nonny_Mouse wrote:

I voted 10 just to spite you.

Hehehe...so did I.

Posted 19 years ago by Isobel [ Reply ]

If I hear one more woman with a half-decent voice singing ridiculously spacy and lame lyrics to a repetitive electronic background, I'm gonna go find her and throw an acoustic guitar at her. Or maybe a book of Bach sheet music... ?! oh... wow. That was a totally seamless segue into Bela Fleck... I thought it was still the same song!

Posted 19 years ago by Jra [ Reply ]

Re wrote:

Makes me want to bellydance.

It could definately work as a bellydance peice, with the right choreography and all. I think it would be not only fun but beautiful. I like this peice.

Posted 19 years ago by besca [ Reply ]

BLADERUNNER wrote:

everytime i hear this artist, i wanna go out and falafal myself, with some hummus thrown in for good measure.

Totally!

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

everytime i hear this artist, i wanna go out and falafal myself, with some hummus thrown in for good measure.

Posted 19 years ago by BLADERUNNER [ Reply ]

Makes me want to bellydance.

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

Joyfulchristine wrote:

I don't like the voices, the overly-digitized sound or the ambiguous lyrics.

I dig it - Ofra Haza-like

Posted 19 years ago by pdhski [ Reply ]

Noticed that right off. Love the song too!

Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

wow, take a look at that album art. 8O staring in amazement.

Posted 19 years ago by mildersoap [ Reply ]

Normally I like this sort of thing, but this track is just dull.

Posted 19 years ago by Filofox [ Reply ]

DBCinCA wrote:

80% machinery, 20% humanity - music by programmers? way over-produced, exept maybe the sitar part, but even if that touch was a good production move, the actual musicianship on the sitar is not impressive. Judges say... it's a 2.

Programmers are human too. I actually like this, very pleasant and atmospheric.

Posted 19 years ago by datasage [ Reply ]

DBCinCA wrote:

80% machinery, 20% humanity - music by programmers? way over-produced, exept maybe the sitar part, but even if that touch was a good production move, the actual musicianship on the sitar is not impressive. Judges say... it's a 2.

heheh. curiously enough, I think this is mostly people playing instruments--the group is 5-8 people. they're a lot of fun live; I'm mixed on how well they translate to recordings. this is also an earlier album, I think, and I'm not sure there are recordings available of their more mature stuff.

Posted 19 years ago by keemun [ Reply ]

Macinery or Human, I don't care. Very pleasant sounds.

It ain't worth a 10, but a firm 8 (though I'm also tempted to give it a 10 to neutrilize the 1's) < if only I could vote -10 a few hundred times to every U2 ether distortion .... >

Posted 20 years ago by Tux [ Reply ]

PhysicsGenius wrote:

It doesn't get any better than this! Unmelodic plucking and meandering wails are the thing for me!

me too! hence my "2"

Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon [ Reply ]

80% machinery, 20% humanity - music by programmers? way over-produced, exept maybe the sitar part, but even if that touch was a good production move, the actual musicianship on the sitar is not impressive. Judges say... it's a 2.

Posted 20 years ago by DBCinCA [ Reply ]

Nicktor wrote:

It would be cool if we could vote on a song each time it is played. Then i would have voted this song "sucko-barfo" much, much too often.

I voted 10 just to spite you.

Posted 20 years ago by A_Nonny_Mouse [ Reply ]

The instrument in this song you all are talking about is a sarod, not a sitar. Information on this band can be found at https://www.lostatlast.com Their live shows are not to be missed. Next show is at Club Fab in Gurnville (northern California) at a Day of the Dead show on Saturday November 1st. By the way, their CD has some much cooler songs than the four played by Radio Paradise.

Posted 21 years ago by raulman1 [ Reply ]

sounds like something walmat would have produced

Posted 21 years ago by chucc [ Reply ]

Originally Posted by Johng: Saw these guys at Burning Man last year. Great show, great "venue"!

This must have been spectacular. Never been to Burning Man but the view online suggests that it's certainly my kind of place.Will have to search Lost at Last.Would like to know where they're coming from philosophically.The lyric here refers to attaining a state of transcendant wisdom, but whether it's tantric buddhist, hindu, kabbalah ,or a generic appropriation of the themes, I'm not exactly sure. In any case, this rocks. Love the vocals, including the traditional skat tin-tal chorus in the background.

Posted 21 years ago by philarktos [ Reply ]

It would be cool if we could vote on a song each time it is played. Then i would have voted this song \"sucko-barfo\" much, much too often.

Posted 21 years ago by Nicktor [ Reply ]

I don\'t like the voices, the overly-digitized sound or the ambiguous lyrics.

Posted 21 years ago by Joyfulchristine [ Reply ]

I perked up to this the first time because the words spoke to the mood I was in - but this time it sounds hokey and grating.

Posted 22 years ago by srn [ Reply ]

This one gets entirely too much airplay. There\'s lots of stuff that could and should be played, but isn\'t.

Posted 22 years ago by stinky [ Reply ]

I have to admit that I am very happy that I bought their CD. It is all very cool.

Posted 22 years ago by ThesHunter [ Reply ]

Originally Posted by RParadise: Sounds pretty obviously like a sitar to me. Aside from the computer-digitized sounds that is. Anyone else out there care to offer their own opinion?

Yes, a sitar and a bit of harp and a triangle too. The sitar playing sounds somewhat like a rehersal, without really connecting to the song.

Posted 22 years ago by Johray63 [ Reply ]

Saw these guys at Burning Man last year. Great show, great \"venue\"!

Posted 22 years ago by Johng [ Reply ]

Originally Posted by fartybreath: anyone know what the instrument is?

Sounds pretty obviously like a sitar to me. Aside from the computer-digitized sounds that is. Anyone else out there care to offer their own opinion?

Posted 22 years ago by RParadise [ Reply ]

anyone know what the instrument is?

Posted 22 years ago by fartybreath [ Reply ]

Sounds very much like Delerium to me. Pretty good, though.

Posted 22 years ago by Nikk0 [ Reply ]

I'm not a big dance/trance music fan, but I had to check out this CD after the couple of tracks I heard on RP. I really dig this album. I love the mix of Native American, Middle Eastern and techno music. Plus, the lady's got an awesome voice. It's a great CD to play while at work.

Posted 22 years ago by odoggy [ Reply ]