Artist:
Desert Dwellers
Release:
Nomadic Ecstatic:
Nomadic Ecstatic:
The
Wandering Re-mixes Vol 1
Label:
Black Swan Sounds
Black Swan Sounds
Release
Date:
29th April 2014
29th April 2014
The Desert Dwellers have
been quite active on the release front this year and this five track
re-mix single could be construed by some as more of the same
re-jigged. For me personally I think they are going from strength to
strength from the laid back bamboo flutes and tablas of the
'Downtemple Dub' series to the bass re-mixes of the 'Re-Calibrated'
albums and the psy-filled grooves of their Twisted Records release
'Seeing Things' I'm lapping it up.
On this release I think
there's a strong selection of tracks with re-mixes from the U.K.'s
veteran of global ambient dub Banco De Gaia and two of America's
world fusion aficionados Jeff Stott and Drumspyder* as well as a
couple of new names to me Kaleidoscope Jukebox and Chaos Control.
The release begins with
Drumspyder's take on 'Wandering Sadhu' which on the whole bounces
between the dum tek of the darbuka and low frequency bass. Once the
vocals join in it's quite a happy little groove that chugs along
nicely enough with a few variable breakdowns on route.
Next up is Kaleidoscope
Jukebox's re-mix of 'Saraswati Mata' I usually plump for the Adham
Shaikh re-mix but kept an open mind when pressing play. I certainly
wasn't disappointed as this version retains the vocals and eastern
strings with plenty of dub reggae chords and echo that you can easily
delve into.
Banco De Gaia's re-work of
'Shiva Nataraj' provides a lovely elongated synth journey that
carries you on a space like under-current beneath the tablas and
Nicole Jenson's vocals. Having heard an abundance of re-works of his
own material it made a pleasant change to hear his imprint on someone
else's building blocks again,
Jeff Stott brings us back
to the 'Wandering Sadhu' again this take is lighter in places
retaining more of the bamboo flute than Drumspyders. It's still bass
music but in more of a teasing manner and also provides some nice
percussion of it's own. Although, I generally like both artists this
one strikes more of a chord with me.
Last but not least is
Chao's Control's re-work of 'Mysterious Presence' which begins with a
lovely spacey synth, chimes and vocals and although they inject the
odd psy flutter the laid back feel is retained when the percussion
and sitar joins in. Perfect temple vibes for the hammock.
Review by Woodzee
Links:
http://desertdwellersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nomadic-ecstatic-the-wandering-remixes-vol-1
* Fans of Drumspyder should keep an eye
out for a couple of other new releases 'Mountain Drums' on the
Luminosity Projects 'Lumineyez Vol 1' and 'Bayati Violet Dub' on
Phantasm Records 'Anti Particle'
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