Artist: Banco De Gaia
Title:
The Magical Sounds of Banco De Gaia
(20th
Anniversary Edition)
Label:
Disco Gecko Recordings
Released:
12th July 2019
As with it’s
predecessors in this 20th Anniversary series this will
only be released as a limited edition CD, with no digital downloads
or streaming available. Once again featuring an additional disc
containing re-mixes and live recordings. Although I’m familiar with
a couple of tracks, this is one of the Banco De Gaia albums I didn’t
pick up at the time. What strikes me about the album, is it’s more
dance music orientated at times, and that world music makes an impact
to some degree or another pretty much throughout. This really appeals
to me generally, so I’m a bit disappointed with myself not having
delved into the original release before now.
I guess what fans
are eager to know is whose on re-mix duties and what they offer. The
SunUnderWater mix of ‘I Love Baby Cheesy’ drops most of the
spoken word samples of the original except for the repeated hook and
the beat is harder. In this instance I found it’s pretty much of a
muchness and I slightly favoured the original. Perpetual Loops SO mix
of ‘Harvey and the Old Ones’ retains the main body of the
original piece. However, the subtle touches that Charles adds lifted
the track for me and I say a job well done. While Simon Power extends
and transforms ‘Glove Puppet’ into a more dancefloor orientated
piece. That in all fairness works out pretty well as an alternative,
but personally I’m drawn more towards the original. Finally, Dr.
Trippy adds his distinctive touch to ‘No Rain’ and imo it’s a
killer tribal dub, in fact my favourite track of the whole album.
Reviewed by Woodzee
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