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We’ve told you plenty about Vancouver-based genre jumpers Delhi 2 Dublin. Now we get to hear the musical excursions of one member, Tarun Nayar, as he takes us through a decade in his life with his debut solo effore 22 Degrees of Beatitude.
In the way that Delhi 2 Dublin brought together traditional sounds of Celtic and Indian styles, Tarun sets his focus on the sounds of the Middle East as well as the subcontinent. 22 Degrees is an album on which he brings sitars and doumbeks into every realm of electronic beats. The beat styles switch up completely from one song to the next, covering drum n’bass, house, electro, hip hop, and downtempo rhythms.
With this album, Tarun Nayar joins the ranks of Talvin Singh and Nitin Sawhney, producers who skillfully reveal that Desi music and western-forged beats are both part of the common thread that encompasses all music.
The album drops on February 22nd. Stay tuned for more about 22 Degrees of Beatitude.
02/11/11
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