Never heard of this guy before, but after taking in this album, I’ve got to find out more about him. Where’s he from? Where’s he been? Who are his influences? No matter, as guitarist/composer Noshir Mody lets the laundry out to dry on this fantastically fascinating album with Tsuyoshi Niwa/ss, Carmen Staaf/p, John Lenis/b and Yutaka Uchida/dr on five tunes that stretch out, but not because of mindlessly indulgent solos, but because the musicians are simply following the music along. A piece such as “The Next Chapter” flows like a stream for nine minutes, while on the sixteen minute “India” Mody has his guitar chords chime like bells and Uchida’s cymbals sashay the groove along like a spring breeze. A delicate ride cymbal taps along during “A P earl Discovers the Oyster” and Mody’s solo beams across like a rainbow at sunset, just before the panoramic “To Be In Your Thoughts” closes this journey with optimistic notes of joy. As fresh and cleansing as a summer rain!