Arabian Travels 2 (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Dance & DJ  »  Electronica
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: January 1, 2005
• Label: Six Degrees
• UPC: 657036109322
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106479917
• Average Customer Review: There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #16805 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #245 in Dance & DJ (See Top 100 Dance & DJ Bestsellers)
• #47 in Electronica (See Top 100 Electronica Bestsellers)

Browse more products related to "Arabian Travels 2"

Browse more products related to "Various Artists"

Personnel: Reda Darwish (vocals, bongos, dumbek); Natacha Atlas (vocals); Nima Rahmatic (kamancha); Mohammed Nejad (ney).

Audio Mixer: Jeffery Stott.

Arrangers: Holmes Ives; Azade Abi.

Arabian Travels, Vol. 2 is the sequel to its relatively successful predecessor of the same name. Continuing the tradition, this album explores the combination of Arabic music in its many forms with the varied forms of electronica (dance, dub, ambient, house, etc). The album opens up with a Frenchman playing some drum 'n' bass overlaid with the outstanding vocals of Natacha Atlas to boot. Indian aesthetics seep into the ney-based second track by way of the connection through Pakistani and Turkish Sufism, and the German DJ Eastenders provides a spacey oud-driven piece of avant-garde electronica. Japanese DJ Makyo adds what would almost appear to be light taiko drumming into the mix with some basic Moroccan ideas. Stellamara veteran Jeff Stott adds a track, as does Christophe Goze, who actually composes in the style of other cultures rather than making use of samples and foreign players. Seb Taylor's Kaya Project runs through with a bit of seamlessly fused music, and furniture designer Felix Rex provides a bit of his night job with the ney-driven "Allisallah." Professor Shehab gathers a group of Arab sidemen to make some ambient sounds, and the album ends with a duet between DC electronica guru Holmes Ives and US/Iranian multi-instrumentalist Azadeh Abi that brings out a deep set of ambience. While the ambient tracks can drag on a bit longer than they should, the more up-tempo numbers show off some incredible skill, both in the original players' abilities, and in the DJ's abilities in mixing the various forms of music so well. Fans of the first album will definitely enjoy the follow-up, and newcomers might find the fusions between cultures something remarkable to hear. ~ Adam Greenberg

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

• Great Deals on CDs under $9.99

  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic Albums all for under $10! Great Music for Everyone's Tastes!

• Great Deals on DVDs under $12.99

  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic DVDs all for under $13! Great Movies, TV and DVD Specials for Everyone's Tastes!

• Great Deals on Books under $14.99

  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic Books all for under $15! Great Reads for Everyone's Tastes!