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A Strange Light From The East: Eastern Influenced Western Music 1965-72

Various Artists

Aug 21, 20261 hr 4 minStrawberry

  • Rock
  • Raga rock
  • Psychedelic rock
  • Folk rock
  • Sitar pop

Blends fingerpicked folk, raga-rock, sitar pop, and psychedelic textures into a varied, entrancing cross-cultural journey. Balances beauty and curiosity against exoticism and appropriation.

1
I Take It We're Through
2:49
2
Tomorrow Never Knows
2:36
3
I Unseen - IBC Acetate
1:59
4
After Tea - Stereo Mix
3:20
5
A Strange Light from the East
2:25
6
The Way
2:01
7
Sitting On A Blunestone
2:39
8
She's Leaving Home
2:37
9
Waterways - Demo Version
6:41
10
This Island
3:56
11
Air
3:10
12
A Visit With Ashiya
3:24
13
Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head
2:53
14
Ghetto Raga - Edit
8:54
15
Butterfly
3:25
16
Baitha Tano
4:24
17
Folk Piece in Kahrwa
4:38
18
Devendra
1:47

Critic reviews

  • PopMatters: 7/10by Adriane Pontecorvo
    Aug 26, 2026

    This compilation features the mellifluous sounds of people genuinely trying to open up their minds and worlds and share with one another