Last Train to Lhasa is an album

Album

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 by Banco de Gaia

Banco de Gaia

Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from England, formed in 1989 by Toby Marks .The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient dub, but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern samples against a bass heavy reggae, rock, or trance rhythm to produce deeply...

 which was released in 1995. It was released as double

Double album

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 CD

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 or triple LP

LP album

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. A "Special Limited" 3 CD/4 LP edition contained three additional remixes.

The album's techno and ambient compositions contain sampled chantings

Music of Tibet

The music of Tibet reflects the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan region, centered in Tibet but also known wherever ethnic Tibetan groups are found in India, Bhutan, Nepal and further abroad...

 of the people of Tibet

Tibet

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.

Influence

After a big success of the debut album Maya and a European tour with Transglobal Underground

Transglobal underground

Transglobal Underground is a London-based music collective who specialise in a fusion of western, oriental and African music styles...

 Toby Marks travelled the world collecting inspirations. He joined The Tibet Support Group, a part of International Tibet Independence Movement

International Tibet Independence Movement

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. As a response to the decision to build the Qingzang railway

Qingzang railway

The Qinghai–Xizang railway, Qingzang railway, or Qinghai–Tibet railway , is a high-elevation railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in People's Republic of China....

 between the cities of Xining

Xining

Xining is the capital of Qinghai province, People's Republic of China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. It has 2,208,708 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,198,304 live in the built up area made of 4 urban districts.-History:...

 and the Tibetan capital of Lhasa

Lhasa

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, in 1995 Marks recorded a 12-minute long track with looped chants from Tibet. It soon appeared to be a start for the whole project, eventually creating a new album. As Marks said, the compositions were made as a result of political and human sensitivity.

"Amber" contains the sampled line "My god, it's full of stars…" from the Peter Hyams

Peter Hyams

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 movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

Disc one

1. "Last Train to Lhasa" – 11:44
2. "Kuos" – 6:56
3. "China (Clouds Not Mountains)" – 7:30
4. "Amber" – 7:34
5. "Kincajou" – 6:48
6. "White Paint" – 6:05
7. "887 (Structure)" – 14:17

Disc two

1. "Kuos (Gnomes Mix)" – 11:19
2. "Kincajou (Duck! Asteroid)" – 36:09
3. "Eagle (Small Steppa Mix)" – 12:33

Disc three (limited edition)

1. "China (Follow The Red Brick Road)" – 9:30
2. "Amber (Insect Intelligence)" – 10:23
3. "887 (Darkside Return)" – 22:32

Special Edition (2011 Digital Release)

1. "Last Train to Lhasa" - 11:44
2. "Kuos" - 06:56
3. "China (Clouds not Mountains)" - 07:30
4. "Amber" - 07:34
5. "Kincajou" - 06:48
6. "White Paint" - 06:05
7. "887 (Structure" - 14:17
8. "Eagle" - 07:31
9. "Kuos (Gnomes mix)" - 11:19
10. "Kincajou (Duck! Asteroid)" - 36:09
11. "Eagle (Small Steppa mix)" - 12:33
12. "Amber (Live in Seattle)" - 07:32
13. "White Paint (Live in Seattle)" - 07:10
14. "Kincajou (Live in Seattle") - 07:58
15. "Last Train to Lhasa (Radio edit)" - 03:47
16. "Kincajou (Here Come the Norse Gods)" - 05:22

Last Train to Lhasa

1. "Last Train to Lhasa (radio edit)" – 3:45
2. "Last Train to Lhasa (original version)" – 12:03
3. "Last Train to Lhasa (extended ambient mix)" – 12:15

Kincajou

1. "Kincajou (Oliver Lieb Remix)"
2. "Kincajou (Here Come the Norse Gods)"
3. "Kincajou (Speedy J Remix)"
4. "Kincajou (Album Version)"