In the Garden of Souls is the third CD from Vas -- Azam Ali and Greg Ellis.

Cameron Stone is a guest cellist.

This is a grand-scale project.

Ali's Farsi vocals tell tales of unknown splendor, triumph, sorrow, and pain.

The dark passages and light passages weave throughout the soundscape effortlessly.

Ellis is a superb multi-instrumentalist; his percussion surrounds ethereal atmospheres.

Stone's cello provides a drone to splay the soundscape.

This is consistent with the first two Vas albums.

It is an excellent cross-cultural hybrid.

It will appeal to fans of Sheila Chandra, Natacha Atlas, and Loreena McKennitt.