Biography

HIVA IN EXILE is a new age/oriental/gothic project started in 2003 by former PC game soundtrack composer Stefan Hertrich (Munich/Germany). The debut album "Ethnic" was released in the same year by the Canadian label Trostlos Records. In 2004, the album won the Just Plain Folks Music Award in the category "Best New Age/World Album 2004".

Finally, after 5 years, the second album "Nour" (the arabic word for "light") will see the light of day, being released on Hertrich’s own label Listen&Think Publishing (July 2008) and several license partners (later this year).

"Nour" is an innovative mix of modern Gothic/Electro/Soundtrack and ethnic/oriental elements (dozens of stringed, woodwind and percussion instruments from the Near East, Africa and native America). In combination with the unique, original vocal performance of Yana Veva (St. Petersburg/Russia) this album became extremely energetic and mystic but yet warm and sensitive, inviting the listener to a spiritually uplifting experience. We are taken on a journey of revolution, of change, understanding and ultimately into the deep mysteries of the east.

In tracks like Viva La Revolucion, We're All One and He'neya we are thrown into the middle of the conflicts as Yana leads the way in protest. From there we are taken on a journey of spiritual understanding throughout the east. In Anubis your mind will dance within the ancient temples of Egypt, you will take your spiritual journey further with tracks such as Desert of Yunus and Blue Healing. There are songs to make you dance, to make you cry, to have you stand up and scream to the skies... why!

"Nour" has a running time of 70 minutes and includes the bonus track "Bullet" featuring Hanine Hannousch from Beirut/Lebanon who wrote a poem with the same name during the Lebanese/Israelian war (summer 2006) in bombed Beirut.

Shiva In Exile discography

SHIVA IN EXILE - Nour CD 2008 Listen & Think Publishing Total Playing Time: 69:43

1. Viva la Revolución (6:24)    2 Anubis (4:47)    3. Ha'nadi (5:43)    4. Sah'de (6:59)    5. Desert of Yunus (4:49)    6. Sazenu (5:00)    7. Khundas (4:58)    8. He'neya (4:10)    9. Blue Healing (7:45)   10. Semazen (4:38)   11. Belt of Fate (3:53)   12. We're All One (6:13)   13. Bullet feat. Hanin Hannouch (4:24)

Other albums by Stefan Hertrich