July 13, 2009 | Filed Under Artists, Electronic Artists, Electronic Releases, Label Updates, Pete Ardron, Releases, Updates, World Music Releases | No Comments
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Aria
Aria is saturated with many layers of varied vocal sounds, the sampled Indian melodies of ‘Risen’ to the sublime operatic vocal of Samantha Ray on ‘Chatoyant’, the heavily processed synth-like vocals of ‘Vision’ to the haunting male voices of the Shabaton choir on the Drum & Bassy ‘Shimmer’, create a voyage of discovery and a journey through the emotions, moments of sheer tranquility giving way to breathtaking rushes of ecstasy.
Pete Ardron
No stranger to creating sacred chill spaces and taking an audience on an aural frequency mind trip, Pete Ardron has been doing this for more than a decade and released outstanding albums on Liquid Sound and compilation tracks on Universal Egg and Ultra Vista Recordings. Last year Cyberset Music realized that Pete Ardron had music not seeing global release after working on his ‘Birth’ album on Liquid Sound and we jumped on the opportunity. Pete (along with Ott) has also recently been asked to remix New Zealand band Terra 9 and is currently touring the UK festival circuit extensively.
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Aphrodesia, Pop/Rock/Jam Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
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Aphrodesia’s sound represents the next generation of the American Afrobeat movement, where respect is paid to various music forms, but with fluid migrations between genres and cultures, all with the intention of making people move: heart, soul, and feet.
Below Aphrodesia Band Members Talk about the Songs on Lagos by Bus
1 Virgin of the Sun God
Lara: That song was inspired by a traditional mbira song. Then I put some kind of chant in the beginning from a Shona drum rhythm. The words refer to a kind of flirtation dance. The words mean: Do you see me dancing. Don’t you think I’m pretty? Do you want to dance with me?
The English part comes from this crazy book I was reading. Apparently the book was channeled by this Brazilian woman about Mary Magdalene; about what happened during the time of Jesus Christ. It is really obscurely written. It had passages like “we knew the one who turned himself into the sun and then the world began as one.” The language and the perception of time in the book is really vast and otherworldly. I wanted to write something kind of archaic and a little bit mythological like that.
The song title comes from an Yma Sumac song. My dad was big fan of hers. In the ’50s, this woman was a wild pagan enchantress from the Andes in Peru, with an incredible four or five octave vocal range. I have a couple of 78s of hers. One of the songs has the same name.
2 White Elephant
Maya: One of my favorite songs. [Laughter, sarcasm.] It’s an instrumental. I play cowbell on that song and get a lot of compliments. [More laughter]
Ezra: “White Elephant” marries the overlapping 6/4 rhythms of Ethiopian pop with dubbed-out Fender Rhodes keyboard effects.
Lara: It started out as part of another song, which ended up becoming two songs. This song is actually from Mali. Somebody taught me the song lyrics and melody. And I think the name may be a reference to another song we do called “Black Rhino.”
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February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Ayman, New Age Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
Ayman’s music is an invitation to dance. To let go of the cobwebs and be swept along. Some tracks are soft and caressing, others vibrantly alive, but all are permeated with Ayman’s irresistible joy. The gift of Ayman’s music is that it opens a door to your heart.
Composer/keyboardist/producer Ayman runs the gamut of styles, from Middle Eastern tempos to instrumental pop/rock, and displays a versatility uncommon to most artists. In addition, his brilliance at production techniques calls to mind the styles of some modern music masters - Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Phil Spector of Wall of Sound, and Phil Collins.
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Aphrodesia, Pop/Rock/Jam Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
The excitement and energy of Aphrodesia live recorded for the first time. If you’ve never had a chance to check out this Afro-beat orchestra on stage, you can now hear what you’ve been missing.
Tracks 1 and 6 were recorded at the Elbo Room in San Francisco on April 27, 2006.
Track 2 was recorded at Mishawaka Amphitheater in Ft. Collins, Colorado on June 21, 2006.
Tracks 3, 4, and 5 were recorded at Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz, California on April 22, 2006.
Aphrodesia’s extraordinary sonic stew encompasses touches of Afrobeat, Highlife, dub, funk, Caribbean spice, and East African trance music, all with the captivating vocal stylings of Lara Maykovich as their focal point. After living in Ghana and Zimbabwe during 1997 and 1998, where she studied and performed with members of Akrowa Dance Ensemble of Ghana, Hewale Sounds of Ghana, Ghana National Dance Company, and National Music and Dance Company of Zimbabwe, Maykovich returned to Boulder, Colorado, where she sang with The Motet and performed with Boubacar Diabete. She met bassist Ezra Gale soon after moving to the Bay Area in 2002, and the pair then recruited a stellar supporting cast that before long created such a buzz the East Bay Express dubbed them “The Bay Area’s answer to Antibalas.”
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Electronic Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
Cyberset`s growing family of artists blend musical elements of world, ambient, dance, vocal, and urban genres into fresh sounds that share the positive intentions and global reach of modern New Edge culture. Music from the New Edge - Vol:01 embodies this emerging culture with music and artists that promote community, personal growth, social conscience, and ecological awareness.
Includes moving tracks from Divasonic, Electric Skychurch, B.Smiley, David Satori, Welder, hands upon black earth, Single Cell Orchestra, Artemis, Irina Mikhailova, Foxgluv, Aphrodesia, LunaGroove, The Wolfman, and Ayman.
With 14 great tracks from 14 outstanding artists, there is something for everyone on this compilation!
What people are saying about Music from the New Edge…
“It`s a great showcase of some interesting new sounds as well as a great mix CD in itself that will entertain and inspire at the same time…. Careful, it`s contagious!”
- Reviewer Magazine
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February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Electronic Releases, Releases, Welder, World Music Releases | No Comments
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Welder’s debut downtempo album combines organic broken beats with urban and world flavors.
Welder has been compared to the likes of Moby and The Orb and in our view brings whole new elements of flavor to the table. This is the kind of album that you’ll grow to love the more you hear it.
What people are saying about Vines & Stream:
“Welder’s ‘Vines & Streams’ is absolutely wonderful! If you’re looking for a chilled out album with every song being hits (a tall order), this is by far the one! The entire album is tied together by the same ’sound’ but all songs have their own uniqueness. Although the title of the album may make it appear as though it’s a calming ambient album, it’s actually a great electronic/chillout/borderline triphop album with fantastic (but not over the top) beats. I cannot say enough about this album. Request it, listen to it, then buy it - you won’t be disappointed.”
- Lounging Sound
“I just don’t believe the quality of sounds on Vines & Stream… each and every track is just pure auditory bliss… a whiff of fresh spring breeze. Welder is one of the best surprises of 2006, I am simply loving this album. This is an astounding effort for a debut with excellent production quality. All the sounds are playful, organic, very uplifting and danceable. I see many happy faces listening to Welder.” - Decompression Chamber
“Vines & Stream frequently delights through its heavily melodic instrumentals hosting considerable atmospheres and wide sound palettes. It is oozing with melodic content and uplifting strings.” - Barcode Magazine
“A lush album of urban beats and downtempo moods. The album glows with colour as Welder tends to paint his sound with broad vivid sonic strokes - bold, bright, and uplifting.”
- Morpheus Music
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Ayman, New Age Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
Ayman’s music is an invitation to dance. To let go of the cobwebs and be swept along. Some tracks are soft and caressing, others vibrantly alive, but all are permeated with Ayman’s irresistible joy. The gift of Ayman’s music is that it opens a door to your heart.
Composer/keyboardist/producer Ayman runs the gamut of styles, from Middle Eastern tempos to instrumental pop/rock, and displays a versatility uncommon to most artists. In addition, his brilliance at production techniques calls to mind the styles of some modern music masters - Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Phil Spector of Wall of Sound, and Phil Collins.
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Ayman, New Age Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
Ayman’s music is an invitation to dance. To let go of the cobwebs and be swept along. Some tracks are soft and caressing, others vibrantly alive, but all are permeated with Ayman’s irresistible joy. The gift of Ayman’s music is that it opens a door to your heart.
Composer/keyboardist/producer Ayman runs the gamut of styles, from Middle Eastern tempos to instrumental pop/rock, and displays a versatility uncommon to most artists. In addition, his brilliance at production techniques calls to mind the styles of some modern music masters - Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Phil Spector of Wall of Sound, and Phil Collins.
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Irina Mikhailova, New Age Releases, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
World Fusion meets ambient and melodic bliss, this is Irina at her finest.
Irina Mikhailova delivers profound vocals transcending the boundaries of culture and human experience ranging from intimate to adventurous, trancey and hypnotic. It’s like brightly colored veils slowly swirling in warm evening winds, heavy with the scents of faraway caravans. Irina is a cross-pollinating vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose musical style reflects the rich traditions of Russia, the Middle East, and Asia. Rich with the multi-ethnic sounds that surrounded her childhood, and the power and depth of her own soul, she lends her warm and other-worldly vocals to an eclectic range of music from classical to traditional, as well as electronic and other crossover genres. She has worked and recorded with an amazing cast of musicians, including Medicine Drum, Toires, Hamza El Din, ABA Structure, and Seb Taylor.
February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Electronic Releases, Hands Upon Black Earth, Releases, World Music Releases | No Comments
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Containing layered symbols and hidden devotions, hands upon black earth is a representation of a process of personal exploration and expansion, pushing against convention and expectation. A widely varied yet continuous, lush, 63-minute electronic and acoustic tapestry of auditory experience, this album is a doorway to the seen and unseen.
Influences ranging from ambient, dub, psychedelic downtempo, and lush aural atmospheres. This is both a relaxation album and one to cheer the mind.
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