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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Desert Rain<br />
| type = live<br />
| artist = [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]]<br />
| cover = IndianOcean_desertRain.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1997<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Fusion (music)|Fusion]], [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Jazz]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label = Kosmic<br />
| producer =<br />
| prev_title = [[Indian Ocean (Album)|Indian Ocean]]<br />
| prev_year = 1993<br />
| next_title = [[Kandisa (Album)|Kandisa]]<br />
| next_year = 2000<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Desert Rain''''' is the second album of [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]] and the first [[live album]] ever to be released by any Indian band recorded by Vikram Mishra.<ref name=ndtv>{{cite web | title = Indian Ocean co-founder Susmit Sen quits band |work= NDTV | url = http://movies.ndtv.com/music/indian-ocean-co-founder-susmit-sen-quits-band-612287 |date=June 12, 2013| accessdate = 2014-11-17 }}</ref> It was recorded completely by accident from a concert played at the annual [[SAHMAT]] show at [[Mandi House]], [[New Delhi]] on 1 January 1997. After waiting 7 hours to get on stage, Indian Ocean played an inspired concert that was well received by the crowd. Quite fortuitously, the band noticed a DAT recorder, bought a tape and recorded the concert. No major record label was willing to take the risk of releasing a live album, and so a record company label called 'Independent Music' was formed to release the album. Naresh Bhatia was the person instrumental behind the release of Desert Rain.<br />
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The album was released as a limited-edition copy in 1997 for circulation around Delhi. it was re-released in 2002 given the increasingly massive popularity of the band.<br />
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==Track listing==<br />
#"Desert Rain"<br />
#"Village Damsel"<br />
#"Boll Weevil"<br />
#"Going To ITO"<br />
#"Euphoria"<br />
#"From The Ruins"<br />
#"Melancholic Ecstasy"<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Released on cassettes and CDs, Desert Rain was a landmark album for its time and today. It was recorded and mixed live by sound engineer Vikram Mishra on a DAT tape. The quality was so impressive that almost a decade later, it still continues to sell. In 2006, it was no. 2 on the iTunes UK World Music Charts.<br />
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Bhaskar Gupta of Allmusic.com gave the album a favourable review and considers it a vital link to the development of the band's music and their early inspirations.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first=Bhasker |last=Gupta |title=Review: ''Desert Rain: Indian Ocean Live''|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r846123|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2011-07-26}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1997 albums]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Ocean (band) albums]]<br />
[[Category:1997 live albums]]<br />
[[Category:Live albums by Indian artists]]</div>Sameer481