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Shadow of the Wind
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Release Date: 1997 Total Tracks: 10
Catalogue Number: AD19CD Total Time: 66:43

'Shadow of the Wind' began its life as the score to a silent movie. Commissioned by BBC Radio Derby's Ashley Franklin to compose the music for the Valentino silent classic The Son of the Sheik, Bekki set to work writing music with an Eastern feel to it.

Hailed as a "dramatic and deeply satisfying progression from Elysian Fields" by Ashley Franklin and a "masterpiece of symphonic electronic music" by Eurock's Archie Patterson, 'Shadow of the Wind' was the best-selling CD of 1997 in Derby's Midas Chart.

Tracks from the album have also been featured on several compilation albums. Like Elysian Fields before it, 'Shadow of the Wind', has been featured on the German Schwingungen CD's. It also ranked in the top 10 of many radio playlists from both Europe and the USA during 1997 and 1998.

Originally called 'Sirocco', (this name was dropped because of the connotations with the VW car of the same name), 'Shadow of the Wind' continues to receive regular airplay and excellent reviews world-wide. Bekki's favourite track is 'Azmara' - she likes the way it 'flows' and the fact that the melody is, in her opinion, one of her strongest and most memorable.

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