Space Lullabies And Other Fant
Even given the trend of cultural crossover in music, Ekova inhabit a world uniquely all their own. Their second full release (following 1998's Heaven's Dust and 1999's remix compilation Soft Breeze & Tsunami Breaks) furthers Ekova's commitment to a pulsing, gently swaying mélange of exotic instrumentation and captivating vocals. What emerges is a new sort of global pop music, blending past with present, acoustic with electric; seldom have drones sounded so lively and a subtle undercurrent of electronic programming so organic. Vocalist-cellist Dierdre Dubois emotes from a deep well of her own digging, occasionally in English, frequently in a language of her own invention, and in who knows what other tongues? Iranian percussionist Arach Khalatbari and Algerian oud (Arabic lute) and guitar player Mehdi Haddab provide a dense, infinitely flexible bed for Dubois's incredible vocal flights of fancy. Ekova unquestionably evoke the ghost of Dead Can Dance at times, especially on numbers like the upbeat "Siip Siie, " the a cappella "In the Garden, " and "A Soul's Delight, " which weds a text by Rumi to a hypnotic drone with striking chanted vocals by both Khalatbari and Dubois. But they are much more lively and suffused with a sly, intelligent mischief than the occasionally somber D. C. D. "The Chase" is incredibly fast without being frantic, an interstellar gypsy race from past to present; "The Storm" is as mesmerizing as the sea itself; and "Cruel Sister, " a traditional English ballad covered by folk-rock pioneers Pentangle, is a modern epic that turns Ekova's rolling flow of sound into a wide-eyed torrent. Ekova's music is wonderfully full of life and perfectly accessible, and Space Lullabies should easily find a home with both armchair travelers of world beat and those at the center of the international dance floor. --Carl Hanni Binding Audio CD. Artist(s): Ekova. Publisher(s): Six Degrees. Label: Six Degrees. Format: Import.
| Manufacturer: | Six Degrees Records |
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| Lowest Price (CAD): | $64.99 |
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| Artist : | Ekova |
| Brand : | Six Degrees |
| Format : | CD |
| Title : | Title S-T |
| music_track : | In the Garden |
