Fareed Haque will be appearing at On The Waterfront with Flat Earth Quartet.While this disc from 2005 doesn't feature exactly the same outfit, it has Haque in common - so let's have a gander at the CD.

Cosmic Hug lives in sort of a wonderful area between jazz, prog rock and world music - but it's not restricted by any of those titles. This disc combines Indian (technically Pakistani - but hard to discern the difference for this reviewer) traditional sounds with smooth jazz, fusion and sounds as diverse as Steve Howe, Frank Zappa and King Crimson. While not every cut on the album shows every one of those styles, and while there are tracks that are stronger than others, not one song really falters completely and the overall effect of the CD is a cool one. If you like world music and jazz infused sounds mixed with your prog, get yourself a Cosmic Hug by picking up this CD.