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Anokha: Sounds Of Asian Underground (CD)

By: Talvin Singh (Artist)
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DISC 1 for Anokha: Sounds Of Asian Underground (CD) Album By Talvin Singh (Artist)
1   Jaan - (with Amar)
2   Flight IC408 - (with State Of Bengal)
3   Kizmet - (with Lelonek)
4   Shang High - (with Future Soundz Of India)
5   Chitagong Chill - (with State Of Bengal)
6   Mumbai Theme Tune - (with A. R. Rahman)
7   Distant God - (with Leone)
8   Heavy Intro - (with Amar)
9   Equation - (with Equal I)
10   Spiritual Masterkey - (with Osmani Soundz)
11   Accepting Trankuility - (with The Milky Bar Kid)
12   K-Ascendant - (with Kingsuk Biswas)
 
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Review

Rolling Stone (6/26/97, p.57) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a collage of traditional South Asian sounds (sitar, tabla, female chants) set to modern Western dance beats--specifically, the frenetic, highly percussive rhythms of drum and bass (aka jungle)..."
Spin (7/97, pp.114-116) - 8 (out of 10) - "...should drive wack world-music fusionists like Deep Forest and Transglobal Underground clear outta town: Here are accomplished DJs sculpting sounds they intimately know and feel..."
Entertainment Weekly (6/27-7/4/97, p.124) - "From the Asian-Indo-British quadrant comes a hypnotic sonic stew, not quite ambient, not quite world-beaten, but pulsating with an East-meets-West energy..." - Rating: B+
Q (6/00, p.64) - Ranked #70 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...This compiles a posse of artists intnet on pushing Asian tradition in a primarily drum'n'bass adventure..."

Title Note

Full title: Talvin Singh Presents Anokha: Soundz Of The Asian Underground.

This album is a cross-section of some of the dance/drum-and-bass/electronica/beats/ambient sounds coming from young India and those in other countries of Indian decent. The artists featured here mix electronically oriented sounds and samples of traditional Indian music to create a heady sonic stew that is mesmerizing (even if you're not a dance-dance-dancin' machine).

The contribution by State of Bengal, "Chittagong Chill," conjures visions of early 1970s Miles Davis playing with some Indian flutists doing the soundtrack to a film noir spaghetti western movie, with the whole thing mixed by Moby or Goldie. Lelonek's "Kizmet" is a punchy, dizzying drum 'n' bass workout, with driving, precise, relentless beats and sitar and vocal samples. This is a fine sampler for adventurous dance music fans, as well as those who want to get a handle on what's on-the-edge in electronica.

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