Get Off The Glass – Mahamaya Experience (reviewed by Dave Franklin)

It is only natural that artists, anyone for that matter, who see the value of human creativity, should be resistant to the rapid advance of technology, particularly the role of AI in artistic endeavors. But it is not just the creative world that is under threat; advancements in science and social interactivity, increased documentation and surveillance, media and medicine, agriculture and environmental policies have all taken us further and further away from a natural life, one that connects us with the earth we stand on.

“Get Off The Glass” is a call to remember more harmonious ways of living, a rejection of technology for technology’s sake, and a return to being more in tune with our environment.

In the past, Mahamaya Experience has often been very experimental in blending sounds together, following ornate and progressive pathways to make intricate music. “Get Off The Glass” takes the form of a straighter pop song, one that centres on Ranjit Makkuni‘s exquisite and unbelievably dexterous sitar playing and is the perfect meeting of Western neo-soul accessibility and Asian sonic spice, poised and polished pop and more traditional sonics.

Mahamaya Experience has always made music that advocates world healing, connecting with the source, by whatever name you know it, and recognising that the earth we stand on, the life it gives us, and our universal view of life are all one.

This latest song advocates a straightforward idea. Technology should be a helpful tool rather than a thing governing our lives. Take time to feel the sun on your face, the grass under your toes, and remember life’s simple pleasures.