The Scotsman - Yorkston/ Thorne /Ghatak, Summerhall, Edinburgh

With their regular collaborator Suhail Khan unable to travel, James Yorkston and Jon Thorne teamed up with singer and harmonium player Ranjana Ghatak, to mesmeric effect, writes Fiona Shepherd

…But (sort of) just as supergroup Emerson Lake & Palmer transitioned to Emerson Lake & Powell, this super group have acquired a new member – singer and harmonium player Ranjana Ghatak, who added new colours to their palette. Schooled in the same Hindustani traditions as Khan, she supplied a lighter, lullaby touch with her beautiful melismatic vocals and the gentle drone of harmonium which complemented Thorne’s plangent basslines and Yorkston’s soft, husky vocals and hypnotic, undulating guitar playing to seamless effect….