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artist :: Badmarsh & Shri
release :: Signs (feat. UK Apache)
year :: 2001
genre :: Trip-Hop
label :: outcaste
catalogue :: OUT 999 T
website :: http://www.outcaste.com/
ripper :: HEiJOPEi
date :: 13-jul-2001
quality :: 192kbps/44,100hz
source :: vinyl
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a1 Signs (Dom T Mix) 5:48
a2 Signs (Original Album Version) 4:40
b1 Signs (Fused Mix) 6:09
b2 Signs (Le Peuple De L'Herbe Mix) 4:07
playtime :: 00h 20m 44s
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"We wanted to make music that moved you on the dancefloor as well
as at home. Everything had to be emotive, whether it made you angry
or made you swoon. But it also had to funk. We wanted it to be
about feeling rather than thinking -- that was our vision," say
Badmarsh and Shri about 'Signs', the pair's latest release on
Outcaste Records. Already strategically placed between Bombay and
the East End, 'Signs' continues to explore their fascination with
musical migration, a path they've followed since their
collaboration on their debut album 'Dancing Drums'.
When Outcaste released the Badmarsh and Shri remix of Ananda
Shankar's "Dancing Drums" in the summer of 1997, it was a huge hit
with dancefloor inhabitants everywhere. Shortly afterwards, their
brilliant debut appeared, delivering a brooding, funky soundscape
of drum + bass, hip-hop, Indian classical music and jazz. The
Badmarsh / Shri connection came via Shabs, the head of Outcaste
Records, who believed that their differing styles would complement
each other to innovative effect, and he was right. Both talents
were bubbling under - Shri due to his well-received debut 'Drum The
Bass', and Badmarsh through his cross-cultural club excursions. "It
was a challenge," says Shri, "We had a long road to travel before
we could really begin to explore the possiblities."
By drawing upon the exuberant, polyrhyhmic legacies of dancehall
reggae, latin, funk, hip hop, and African rhythms, Badmarsh and
Shri have created 13 tracks of emotional beauty and funky
percussive action. 'Signs' is panoramic dance music, pure and
simple. From the menacing buzz and relentless B-line of "Swarm," to
the driving layers of percussion and sweeping synths of "Tribal,"
the album delivers aggressive beats in sophisticated style. But
it's not all footsore beats; 'Signs' also has its chilled, sensuous
side. The duo play to full, euphoric effect, blissed out on Bombay
sunrise strings and flute-driven sultry soul on tracks like the
sitar-swirled "Elektro" or the angelic vocal delivery of "Sajanaa."
Badmarsh and Shri admit that each time they step into the studio
they think on a symphonic scale. "There is a musical idea rather
than theme for each track, but it's never rigid, there's always
space for improvisation," says Shri. With guests like the Bombay
String Orchestra and UK Apache (of "Original Nuttah" fame) on
board, Badmarsh + Shri have crafted a deceptively relaxed, open and
confident sound. Live, UK Apache has becomeintegral to the Badmarsh
+ Shri show, vocalizing the intensity of the rhythms with his rapid
fire raggga-chat, but also able to sing in the sweetest croon on
dancehall gem "Signs," a cover of an old Tenor Saw classic.
Coupled with UK Apache's rollercoaster vocals, Badmarsh and Shri's
live experience is now like a wicked four way collision between
Hackney-style breakbeats, Jamaican ragga, percussive funk, and
classical Indian sounds twisted into something entirely new. The
mechanism that keeps Badmarsh and Shri rolling is the respect they
have for one another's cultural legacies. It's not Asian
Underground, just quality dance music made by two innovative
producers from different backgrounds. 'Signs' is an album with
imagination, conviction and the courage to experiment, resulting in
a collection that is electrified, and above all, musical.
Taken from the Outcaste Records web site
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, tr, igr and mgc
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