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Artist : Rainbow Arabia Ripdate : Feb-2011
Album : Boys And Diamonds Source : CDDA
Label : Kompakt Type : Album
Catnr : Advance Tracks : 11
Year : 2011 Size : 58,9 MB
Genre : Electronic Quality : VBR
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01 Boys and Diamonds 03:08
02 Without You 03:33
03 Nothin Gonna be Undone 03:35
04 Blind 03:20
05 Papai 04:28
06 Jungle Bear 03:13
07 Hai 03:10
08 Mechanical 04:13
09 This Life is Practice 03:18
10 Sayer 03:39
11 Sequenced 06:05
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Averse to any easy classification, Rainbow Arabia's continent-trekking,
kaleidoscope pop is rooted in no particular time or place, employing modern
technological processes to an array of musical cultures and eras. The Los
Angeles duo began with the purchase of a Lebanese Casio that played microtonal
scales and Eastern beats, with which they quickly recorded their propulsive
first EP, The Basta, synthesizing bossa nova and industrial post-punk with heavy
Middle Eastern vibes. Digging deeper for inspiration from the worldly found
sounds of Sublime Frequencies compilations, their follow-up EP, Kabukimono,
expanded the color palette of their "fourth world" pop with dark, Arabic disco-
dancehall jams sitting alongside sunnier moments with Caribbean and African
flourishes. Rather than restricting themselves to the expanse and musical
artifacts of Earth alone, Danny and Tiffany Preston recalibrate their focus
aiming their sights upwards into outer space. Nearly a year in the making,
Rainbow Arabia's forthcoming first full-length Boys And Diamonds is a stunning
journey that not only marries East with West but also the past with the future.
Immediately, you can hear some familiar elements found in their previous
releases: Danny's asymmetrical tribal beats and lysergic pads, Tiffany's
labyrinthine fretwork and tick-tock vocal swagger. But you'll also notice: the
hooks are stickier and more confident, the rhythms are sturdier, and the
production is lusher, even astral, giving the songs more space to breathe. Boys
And Diamonds (out March 1st in the US, February 28th in UK/Europe) is
unmistakably a pop album but also one that comfortably fits in with Kompakt's
long-standing lineage of genre-refracting releases. You will be hard up find
another record that cohesively brings to mind Siouxsie rubbing elbows with
Shabba Ranks, Giorgio Moroder sipping daiquiris in Bali, Desmond Dekker
envisioned through skittering footwork, Tom Tom Club sitting in with
Congotronics, even early Madonna produced by Chris and Cosey. Unlikely as all of
that sounds, Rainbow Arabia makes it sound easy. Mostly recorded at their home
studio in Echo Park, Muppet Palace, Boys And Diamonds was written and produced
by the couple with help from their friends in Los Angeles and beyond.
Drummer/producer extraordinaire Butchy Fuego (Pit Er Pat, Boredoms, MIA)
contributes arrangements and beats in places, and Icy Demons' Dylan Ryan plays
on the percussion-heavy island shuffle "Nothin Gonna Be Undone". The album was
mixed at the wonderful Hobby Shop studios in LA by Mudrock, who also adds some
final production touches on the record. The 11 new songs on the album, were also
made possible by the encouragement of peers/heroes in LA like Former Ghosts,
Fool's Gold, Secret Circuit, Abe Vigoda, and Part Time Punks dj crew. Outside of
their hometown, they also found support and inspiration from kindred spirits
like Pictureplane, Spoek Mathambo, as well as their new home, the ever-
illustrious Kompakt...
...Advance of KOMPAKTCD88...
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