Welcome to the official MySpace site of SHIVA IN EXILE!SHIVA IN EXILE is a new age/oriental/gothic project started in 2003 by former PC game soundtrack composer and DARKSEED vocalist/songwriter 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") saw the light of day, being released on Hertrich’s own label Listen&Think Publishing (July 2008) and several license partners (later this year).
"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.
"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.
For latest news about SHIVA IN EXILE, visit the official SHIVA IN EXILE website.Ethnic albums of Stefan Hertrich:
I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4Morgana performing to "Khundas" of the new album "Nour". Check out Nieblas de AvalonMorgana performing to "Nomad" of the first album "Ethnic". Check out Nieblas de AvalonJulio Campos and Carolina R.N. practising to various SHIVA IN EXILE songs.
