Nitin Sawhney: Displacing the Priest
Outcaste Records Caste CD 002
1. Ocean s and Rain
2. In the Mind
3. Hercica Latino
4. Saudades
5. Displacing the Priest
6. Bengali Sond
7. Streets
8. Voices
9. Pieces of Ten (Chadru mix)
10. Vidya
I'm not too sure where to post this, but this might be one of those
times when the I in IDM makes some sense. This is an electic blend
of acoustic and electronic, live and studio recordings, eastern and
western instrumentation, drum-n-bass, trip hop, bhangrha (?), dub,
and world beat. Hard to compare I guess except to Transglobal
Underground (?), but not as eager to appeal to a Western audience.
The insert relates that it's a theme album relating to the
abandonment of religion for personal spirituality, and certainly
some of the songs have religious overtones. One song sounds as if
monks are chanting in tune. Another d-n-b song makes heavy use of
tablas (!) and violin (!). There is some vaguely gypsyish (?) stuff
too. One song "Saudades" sounds as quietly beautifully Brasilian as
"The Girl From Ipanema." There's a good dose of Indian music and a
LOT more.
Warning To Techno Purists: Avoid At All Costs: Occasional Singing
Included.
Rating: LBB --- Listen Before Buying
On Now: Vulva: Birdwatch (Rephlex) (d-n-b-ish detroity
electro...somewhat similar to Jonah Sharpe's recent stuff...interesting)
On In the Car: The Orb: Auntie Aubry Remixes (Deviant) disc 2
(hmmmmmm...Depeche Mode)
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