Loop Guru - Moksha Peel To Reveal-The Peel Sessions (c) 1996 Strange
Artist....: Loop Guru
Album.....: Moksha Peel To Reveal-The Peel Sessions
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 15
Genre.....: Electronic
Label.....: Strange Fruit
Catalogue#: SFRCD139
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/469531
Tracklist:
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01 Words Shaking 05:09
02 Zahrema's House 04:28
03 Diwanatactics 05:57
04 Soulus - Jungle Tree Variations 02:53
05 Fumi 07:49
06 Sumart 02:57
07 333 Getting There 02:41
08 The Other Side Of The Other Side 05:39
09 White Joy Mystery 06:11
10 Skidoo 04:51
11 Yugoslavian Expedition To Brentford 02:11
12 Epic Song 07:34
13 Feeling, Thinking, Action 06:16
14 Pandanrama 05:00
15 H'ashra 01:24
Total:89,3 MB / 71:00 min
Release Notes:
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Moksha, a collection of sessions from the John Peel show.
A global fusion duo which deftly combined old-world music and sound
with new-world attitude and technology, Loop Guru primarily comprised
bassist/guitarist Salman Gita (born Sam Dodson) and programmer Jamuud
(aka Dave Muddyman), both longtime staples of the London club scene.
After meeting in 1980 at the introduction of future Trans-Global
Underground member Alex Kasiek, the two men frequently found themselves
performing on the same bill, discovering a mutual dissatisfaction with
the restraints of rock music while forging a common bond from their
shared interest in tape loops and worldbeat rhythms. Gita and Jamuud
soon began experimenting with a mixing desk, which they plugged into a
series of tape recorders, DAT machines, VCRs, and so forth; after
playing a number of instruments as simultaneous accompaniment, they
ultimately created sound collages from what resulted, incorporating
samplers and computers into the mix as technology progressed.
Under the name Loop Guru, they debuted in 1992 with "Mrabet" -- a nod
to the Moroccan writer and Paul Bowles confidante -- which took Single
of the Week honors in the NME (an award also handed to the follow-up,
"Paradigm Shuffle"). With Iranian-born vocalist Sussan Deyhim, they
next issued the Sus-san-tics EP, a multiple-remix project, followed in
1994 by their full-length debut, Duniya. In 1995 Loop Guru signed to
the North-South label, entering into a unique agreement to release both
a "pop record" and a more experimental work on an annual basis. The
first fruits of the deal arrived in the form of Amrita, a more
conventional effort, and The Third Chamber, an hour-long ambient
"single"; in 1996, they issued the third volume in their Catalogue of
Desires ambient series (the first two were available only at concerts),
along with Moksha, a collection of sessions from the John Peel show.
Loop Bites Dog followed in 1997. In 1999, the complete Catalogue of
Desires was reworked and remixed into a single-disc release, The
Fountains of Paradise. After a long layoff from the recording studio,
the duo returned with Bathtime with Loop Guru in 2003 for a new label:
Cleopatra. Elderberry Shiftglass followed in 2006.