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Tracks like "Sajan Bana" with Ifran Haider’s warm vocals and "Seven Heavens" with its layered sizzling guitar licks, vocals by Rauf Sami and bass guitar lines by Khalid Khan possess Western elements, but reach beyond the mere ordinary or the meshing of genres. "Entrainment" is a delicious with an edginess punctuated by Rauf Sami’s vocals and meaty guitar lines. Equally alluring is Mr. Premjee’s leggy Spanish guitar lines of "Heaven and Earth" before the track turns explosive with electric guitar and drums, the kaleidoscope of electric guitar colors on title track "Elements" and the dreamy landscape created on "The Inner Sanctum."

Mr. Premjee’s Elements is stunningly diverse. Twisting and bending the Indian raga into a Gordian knot blended with jazz, rock and flamenco, Elements burns bright with East and West influences. Elements is gorgeously rich and tightly drawn, a lure for any listener willing to step out on Mr. Premjee’s musical edge.

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