I couldn't recommend the new Cheb I Sabbah (called Krishna Lila) more
highly. Those familiar with Cheb I Sabbah know that he tends to steer more
towards the Asian part of Asian breakbeat. What I mean is that his records
are generally Indian music fused with a little electronica, which I guess
would be the exact opposite of other artists in the genre (Talvin Singh,
State Of Bengal, etc.....), who tend to focus a little more heavily on the
electronic side of things. The result is a truly stunning record of
beautiful Indian devotional music and chants. I'd say that it's his best
record to date, which is saying quite a bit, since I considered his previous
album, "Shri Durga", to be an exceptional recording. I seriously doubt
that any fan of Indian music will be disappointed, as I find that it's a
record that manages to completely cross over any age or generational
boundaries; old and young will find fertile listening ground here.
Stimp
----- Original Message -----
From: "steph99" <beleza@speakeasy.net>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:33 AM
Subject: [acid-jazz] Gamelon/cheb i sabbah
> I find myself particularly hungry for asian percussion. Maybe it's the
weather?
> Can anyone recommend a particularly good gamelon recording? Also, I
stumbled
> across this guy Cheb I Sabbah, dj from San Fran via NYC and Aleria, who
has an
> album and a remix album that completely slipped under my radar. I never
heard
> of him, maybe I should have, but the sound samples sound promising. Any
> opinions? Hey, while we're here, what has Mutamassik been up to?
>
>
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