So, this is one of those cds that I got in the mail, only hearing a few tracks online, not really knowing what to expect. The sound here is unlike anything else out there. At times it feels like Erasure ("More Than Words Reveal") and at times it feels like a Phish Jam ("Joy One Last Time"). But overall, what Deep delivers is a new sound, a new concept in "asian" music. It seems that Deep is  approaching the tunes differently than everyone else, instead of trying to make Indian music sound Western, he is making Western music sound Indian.  

Then there are the lyrics. In English.
This unto itself renders the music more accessible to western ears than it's Hindi-driven counterparts elsewhere. Bollywood sensibilities of the male/female duo are reflected in the same vain here, with themes ranging from drinking to love loss (which may lead to the aforementioned drinking). Quite relatable if you're the semi-adventurous type that's had relationships and tasted alcohol...

The sound has an 80's New Wave flavour to it, but the South Asian angle on the vibe makes it all the more interesting. My only criticism of this sound would be the male vocals (Deep's I'd assume). They work in some tracks ("Joy One Last Time," "I believe I" and "Laugh") and fall flat in others such as "Dirty." And this is unfortunate since the lyrics in all the tracks are simply gorgeous. Sometimes, it feels as if Deep is reaching into my innermost private thoughts, and sonically delivering back to me my emotions verbatim.

The final result:
an artist worth watching in the coming years as his sound progresses and matures.
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This album breaks down the stereotypical Asian Massive doors and demands attention - Plain and Simple. The musical composition is stunning - it works blissfully with the emotional charge in the voice of Deep himself and the female vocalist- whose name is nowhere in the CD (personally, a little disappointed at that fact). 

For once a musician in our genre has put out an album dealing with the emotions and problems that afflict the most of us on a personal level; such as love, lust, trust, bills, payments etc. To most listeners, the above statement will bring worries that this album will turn out to be purely a pop one. While that might hold true at a few moments - Deep does show his talents outside this listless genre (what exactly is pop music anyways - stuff of the 80s is very different that today's cookie-cutter boy bands). Notable examples of fusion are track 2 with the sitar, track 7 which has a string segment that could easily belong in a classical album and, track 12 that contains long droning female vocals and a groove worthy electronic beat which fluidly leads into a flute line and mellow vocals wishing us to not go. This personally is the best track on the album. 

On a final note, outside of a few tracks, each track on the album has a very infectious listenable quality to it.
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THIS MUSIC IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!KEEP IT UP DEEP!!! YOU ARE ONLY ONE ORIGINAL AND I LOVE IT!!!
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THIS CD...THE MUSIC IS MAGIC....
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This isn't an Indian Remix CD that pretends to American,  this is and original American CD that has it's roots in India.  I just got the CD and I haven't stopped listening to it!  
I highly recommend that everyone pick up a copy soon.  I got copy number 1134 of 3000 so I don't think these copies will be around too long.  It's so cool how each one is signed and numbered by Deep.  My favorite song is Drowning in a Cup (track 9), which you can't hear on this site.  But the ones you can hear are all really cool.
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