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As names go, this one tells you a lot about the music he creates, a combination of Indian (tabla not hoop) and dub swirled together in an electronic blender and mixed with a whole lot of groove. His debut album, Pushing Air is one of the better global groove albums I’ve heard in a while. The songs move fluidly through genres, often alternating between styles and occasionally resembling Blue Linesera Massive Attack. It has a good sense of flow and made me want to wiggle my butt more than once.
The same could be said of “Reborn.” Landing solidly in Asia, the track starts slow. The tablas, bending string, and plaintive cry, a gentle invitation. Then the sitar grabs your attention and the vocalizations become lighter, gliding above the instrumentation. Instruments layer over a drone box, and then, is that Qawalli? Male voice blends with female and it all comes to a sudden stop. Probably to let you catch your breath. As for the appropriateness of the song name. I feel like a new person after listening to it. Dont’ you?
08/19/10
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