Artist: Deya Dova
Title:
Symbiotic Re-mixes
Label:
Desert Trax
Released:
24th
November
"Hailing
from the expansive Nullarbor desert in Australia and currently based
in the Byron Bay area, it is like Singer Producer DEYA DOVA fell out
of the stars on an ancient piece of space rock. One of the few female
electronic producers and a ground breaking vocalist recording live at
sacred sites, Deya Dova fuses the earthy human-ness and sensual power
of her voice with the cutting edge futurism of Global Bass music
Synthesizing ancient Songlines / Tribal voices and evocative Story
telling with Cinematic soundscapes, Whomping bass, textural Glitch
and Totemic beats, Deya Dova invokes a mythic temple vibe and brings
euphoric tribalism to the dance floor."
I
first came across the name on the Desert Dwellers 'Night Visions'
compilation and having no concept of sex or nationality decided to
dig a little deeper. Eventually, 'Symbiotic' was released and the track
that caught my attention was 'Footsteps in the Stars'. Now make what
you will of the media press release above. I for one couldn't deny
the powerful and at times alluring vocal that sprang out of the
native American indian like chants.
This
release begins with Temple Step Project & Dakini's re-mix of said
track. They certainly produce a grittier version with a deep and
dirty bass that would shake any sound system speakers. I like this
version but feel it suits that environment more as it slightly
distracts from the vocal compared to the original for a laid back
chill.
Next
up is fellow Australian 'Whitebear' with his take on 'Skyroarer'
where the vocals although still tribal take a more melodic and mantra
like twist. Once the beat kicks in it skips along like a kangaroo
encouraged by a musical
accompaniment of Aborigines. Which provides a lovely soundscape when the vocals return.
Now
I wasn't as taken with the original of 'Symbiotic' as I was with
'Footsteps in the Stars' and was slightly bemused it was the title
track of the single. However, San Fran based Scott Sterling a.k.a.
Drumspyder has injected some new life into it with his brand of
Darbuka fuelled electronica and it blends together so perfectly I
have a new found love for this track.
Now
I haven't really paid much attention to the Trap scene so I'm not
really in a postion to compare the Dancing Tiger Tribal Trap re-mix
of 'Bone Dance' to other tracks of that genre. What I can say is the
drum pounds and the voice is vocodered and there's a lot of changes
between stabby bass notes, panning synths and toying with the vocals
it's not really to my taste but that's probably me showing my age.
The
e.p. finishes with another producer from down under Kalya Scintalla
on the re-mix duties. This
piece begins in
a light and airy fashion
but once he gets his grip on things the intricate drum rhythms behind
inject a tribal dance passage or two to help out the toe tappers and rump shakers amongst us.
Reviewed
by Woodzee
Links:
http://www.deyadova.com/
