ARTIST...: DΘbruit
TITLE....: From The Horizon Remixed EP
YEAR.....: 2012
LABEL....: Civil Music
CAT.NO...: CIV047
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 18:49 min
SIZE.....: 43.11 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44.1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: MP3
RLS.DATE.: 2012/10/30
WEBSITE..: http://www.civilmusic.com/buy/from-the-horizon-remixed/
TRACKLIST
01) (03:42) Ouest Wind's Seagulls (Mwδslee Remix)
02) (05:31) Ata (LV Remix)
03) (04:27) Cri (Kelpe Remix)
04) (05:09) Zef (Fulgeance Remix)
On "From the Horizon Remixed" remixers LV, Mwδslee, Kelpe and Fulgeance each revise
their favourite tracks from DΘbruit's Afro-beat surrealist album "From The Horizon".
"From The Horizon" splices the musical roots and subsequent evolutionary patterns of
Benin, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and beyond. Driven by adventure, ideological principle
and packed with intrigue, authenticity and tribute the album received critical
acclaim from Q, Resident Advisor, Dazed & Confused, Quietus, XLR8R, The Wire and
beyond. DΘbruit's genre swerving combinations of instrumentation and style fuse West
African musical expression with those of his own - From tribal beginnings through to
70's highlife and psychedelic afro funk - the album incorporates rather than emulates
to create sounds new, unheard and above all fun. Never does the albums depth displace
its energy, groove or feel - and on "From the Horizon Remixed" DΘbruit chose
artists/remixers that continue to reward the listener with effortless enjoyment on
many levels.
Visionary prog-hop escapades open the proceedings, Spanish beat scientist Mwδslee
(All City / Kindred Spirits / Rush Hour) chose to revise the haunting synth-scape of
"Ouest WindÆs Seagulls". His ultra-slick synth-boogie abstraction is one for the
heads. Club heavy hip-hop that fans of Rustie or Dorian Concept should jump on.
Neck-snapping, bass-driven sound design, wild leads, supremely executed melodic
awareness and marching glitching snare workouts make this something special.
London trio LV are no strangers to African influences, their recently released album
Sebenza (on the excellent Hyperdub label) draws on the South African strains of house
and Kwaito (and boasts collaborations with South African artists Okmalumkoolkat,
Ruffest and Spoek Mathambo.) Their remix for DΘbruit sees their focus shift to Ghana
and the rapid Highlife infused spine funk of 'Ata'. One of the albums more sonically
flamboyant party starters - they keep all the fun but dose up on disarming dancefloor
danger, injecting a bouncing low end footwork rhythm before dropping frantic
Afro-infused drum & bass breakbeat heat before breaking down with throbbing
interpretations of DΘbruit's trademark scything synths.
Downtempo maestro Kelpe (DC Recordings / Svetlana / Black Acre) injects album opener
"Cri" with heavy thump and vintage-sounding hip-hop groove. Rich, melodic and with
added authentic dusty crackle this is head-nodding, disco-flecked, downbeat
inventiveness. Working the vocal samples and deftly positioning clattering drum edits
with the exotic synths of the original drives the beat and keeps things endearingly
freaky and fun.
Fellow frenchman and Musique Large compatriot Fulgeance (All City / One Handed Music
/ Musique Large) chose the rhythmic gymnastics of "Zef". Diving headlong into a
kaleidoscopic array of synth arrangements, tumbling leads and crisp handclaps are
blended with careering funk and evocative, retro-futurist electronics. His is a
faultlessly executed display of multicoloured beatcraft and woozy discoid melodics
that exquisitely closes the package.
"From the Horizon Remixed" is released October 29th 2012 on Civil Music on 12" Vinyl
and Download and features artwork from constant collaborator Rainbowmonkey, which
builds on the surrealist ethos, developing the theme of the album art, further
abstracting Rene Magritte's "The False Eye".
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