iTunes

Opening the iTunes Store.If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or on your Windows desktop.
iTunes

iTunes is the world's easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection.

We are unable to find iTunes on your computer. To preview and buy music from The Constant by The Dharma Initiative, download iTunes now.

Already have iTunes? Click I Have iTunes to open it now.

I Have iTunes Free Download
iTunes for Mac + PC

The Constant

The Dharma Initiative

View More By This Artist

Open iTunes to preview, buy, and download music.

Customer Reviews

Unbelievable!!!

The Dharma Initiative is unlike anything you've ever heard. They exercise their ability to deftly maneuver through genres and styles while delivering soulful and emotion-laden music. Loose yourself in the deep grooves, soaring melodies, and poignant lyrics. Lead vocalist Megan Sloggie will entrance you with her crystalline vocals while co-writer Zach Moats pulls impressive double-duty on Fender Rhodes and Synth Bass, all the while drummer Michael Harvey provides a rock-solid backbone that will keep you moving from start to finish.
Unlike most groove-based acts, The Dharma Initiative does not employ loops, pre-recorded tracks, or samples. Instead they hand-craft their intricate sound in real time creating intricate layers that play off each other with new energy in every performance. The Dharma Initiative recreated their unique sound for the album by recording live in the studio with minimal overdubs, resulting in an organic sound, rich with feeling and depth. In the opening track "Do No Harm" heavy grooves build into a symphonic climax; the sharp pop sensibility of "Confidence Man" gives way to a bluesy shuffle; and the title track "The Constant" expands from a gorgeous r&b style with intricate jazz chords to a face-melting dance groove that will leave you breathless.
For all of those looking for music that will move their body AND spirit- The Dharma Initiative has answered the call.

Jeremy Sanchez Review

Independent Review 6/25/2011 - by Jeremy Sanchez (Freelance Music Journalist – Relix Magazine/Jambands.com/Home Grown Music Network)
The Dharma Initiative’s debut release, The Constant, courses with the honed skill sets of a more seasoned group. From the song/music writing, through the musicianship and the vocal harmonizing of Zach Moats (Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Synth Bass and Lead, Melodica) and Megan Sloggie (Vocals, Piano), hinge-pinned by the drumming of Michal Harvey, a mature level of craftsmanship is evident. The Constant is equally satisfying from start to end, and that’s a trait often hard to find in today’s market full of less consistent efforts.
The Constant is a thick menagerie of weighty musings ready for an ear hungry for a lesson on a well-lived life; anyone looking for lighter fodder will have to ignore the songs contained therein. On “Do no Harm,” Sloggie’s calming vocals guide the listener through the story of a relationship that finds itself on the rim of inevitable change. In turn, Moats’s smooth serenade (“Easy Love”), about the necessity of a companion in life (easy, or not), takes the lead over his melodica talents on a reggae tinged pillar that finds itself running through wonderfully disparate musical tangents.
A personal favorite is a song that has found new life in this band. “Next Stop Symphony” is a remnant from Moats’s previous band (The Prisoners), and it’s nice to hear life still beating through this particular creation. Holding solidly to its reggae roots, the song is also more progressive in its changes, although it’s still sifted through an airy dub style that is a remnant of the song’s past.
“Hearts and Minds” hints at where The Dharma Initiative might find itself as it grows and develops a unique voice. At times deeply funky, at times a trippy calypso treat, Moats and Sloggie braid their vocals without either one taking an obvious lead, and the final twine is stronger for the give and take. Harvey’s drumming is also allowed to stretch, showcasing a drummer on the rise in his own right. In an album full of possible stars, this track is undeniably unique and potentially defining.
“Megan’s Song” features Moats’s unabridged skills as a singer, songwriter, and a simple man at the keys. It’s easy to picture him alone on a lit stage, plucking away and singing about the need to grab a moment before it’s a victim of time. All of the effects of modern musical technology aside, it’s hard to hide behind an ordinary piano and a voice loosed from the Wizard of Oz magic of a computer-tweaked microphone; to operate in this naked format is the sign of a true artist, and Moats has shown off a bit on this particular track, simply by being so open to a naked run in front of us all.
It’s rare for one to cite having been privileged enough to catch a great band at its start, but The Dharma Initiative is fresh and full of those basic building blocks that can make a band thrive, those blocks being song/music writing, musicianship, creativity, and the nerve to lay one’s emotions and skills bare for the world to critique. Plenty of bands have some of these attributes, but this band is lucky enough to possess them all in excess, and given enough persistence, that combination of elements often leads to a constant that cannot be easily impeded.

Top Albums and Songs By The Dharma Initiative

The Constant, The Dharma Initiative
 View In iTunes

Customer Ratings

Become a fan of the iTunes and App Store pages on Facebook for exclusive offers, the inside scoop on new apps and more.