Mystical Performances


A few other threads have prompted me to start this one...

I'm wanting performances where the artist seems to transcend him/herself and tap into something/someone greater than themselves to create an almost mystical experience...almost channeling something else or someone else with Music flowing out of them almost without their ability to resist it. I"m talking about more than just virtuosity here...but soul. Usually it's somewhat spontaneous...so perhaps live performances more likely...but also a few studio recordings. Few artists that I know have done this.... I would say probably Coltrane on "A love supreme" and maybe Miles Davis. Some would say Hendrix did it on occaision. As for women...help me here.. Who are some others? What are the albums? Irrespective of genre.
issabre
Although it may have become cliche from being over played, i think you got to include Bob Marley's "Songs of Freedom"....the version on Legend...ie the sparse guitar, acoustic version.

I think probably quite a few of Bob's tunes would qualify as mystical...though few of the well known ones.
Timrhu - I agree; I've also been introduced to some really great music through these threads. Hope you enjoy the Jurado - that's my favorite of the few CD's I have from him.

Superwolf - Right on! That one just runs a shiver down my spine. That last line in the lyrics sticks with you long after the music has stopped.

Other greats in the same (creepy) genre that come to mind:

Tori Amos breathy, whispery version of the Emenim song, '97 Bonnie and Clyde off of "Strange Little Girls" - It does not even remotely have the same impact as sung by Eminem. From Amos it is chilling.

Tom Waits utterly brilliant poetic soundscape, bristling with razorwire wit and mastery of language in the spoken piece, "Circus" off of Real Gone. Not the same subject matter, but has that very unconventional stick-to-your-ribs hypnotic ticket into a dark world most of us thankfully only visit vicariously. Think Tod Browning's '32 film, "Freaks". Another Wait's spoken piece that comes to mind in light of the previous topical matter is, "What's He Building in There?"

These selections definitely are not for everyone, but for the benefit of those moved by the likes of Jurado and the Gacy cut from Stevens...

OK, since I'm digressing a bit from the OP's intent to some degree, let me go back on track with a very unconventional yet brilliant piece of music that is a very natural segway in the realms of not-for-everyone. Yet this piece just wraps me up in its strained and pained poetic spell, even though the singing may make some want to run from the room it fits so perfectly with the content, and I've actually come to love his vocals:
Neutral Milk Hotel, "Oh Comely", from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

Back to more easier, universally pleasing listening - Yes, Issabre, "Le Pas..." is classic and haunting and beautiful and I never tire of it. Brahem's other collaborations are all worthy of consideration as well. Each is rather unique in that he chooses such diverse musicians to play with, yet the thread of his impeccable taste remains throughout. Great stuff.

Marco