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REVIEWS © heartfelt of music today, offering listeners a M U Ss | C touch of the sublime. Euphoria gives peace Reviewed by Richard Giles for the mind and body in a frantic world. REALISE THROUGH WINDOWS & WALLS by Karsh Kale by Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai Six Degrees, USA, 2001 (72mins) Silver Wave, USA, 2001 (47mins) _ Distributors: Australia— MRA, tel (07) Distributors: Aust—New World Music, 3849 6020; UK/USA—Six Degrees tel (02) 9565 4522; UK—Discord Records, www.sixdegreesrecords.com _ Distribution, tel 01892 863888; USA— arsh Kale has a classical Indian tabla Silver Wave Records, tel (303) 443 background and cut his musical teeth in 5617, website www.silverwave.com the Asian Massive sound scene. Using elec- t's been five years since these two talented tronica, he interprets the music the way an musicians last recorded together. With Indian musician would do, writing in vari- Kater on piano and synthesiser and Nakai on ous traditional styles. It makes for an album —_Native American flute and eagle bone whis- full of longer-running, snaking melodies and __ tle, this is an impressive return album. gorgeous Indian vocals. Singers include Nakai's powerful, haunting flute work and Vishal Vaid, Falguni Shah, Shahid Siddiqui _his deep vocalisations go together with the and Ethiopian sensation Gigi. Also appear- stirring piano sounds of Kater, making fora ing are Indian master Ustad Sultan Khan on magical fusion from these two musicians sarangi (Indian cello) and Steve Gorn on who produce soul-stirring sounds as masters bansuri flute. An impressive CD, bridging of their instruments. Through Windows and electronica with traditional. Walls deserves to make it to the top of the transformational music charts. PEOPLE'S COLONY NO. 1 by Temple of Sound & by vaow arte Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali . Real World, UK, 2001 (64mins) Putumayo, USA, 2001 (48mins) Distributors: Aust—MRA; UK—Real Distributors: Australia— MRA World, http://realworld.on.net/colony1; Entertainment, tel (07) 3849 6020; UK— USA—Narada, www.narada.com Pinnacle Imports, tel 01689 870622; ne of the great sacred singers of the USA—Putumayo World Music, tel 1888 modern world, Qawwali singer Nusrat 7888 8629, Www. -putumayo.com Fateh Ali Khan, came from Pakistan. He uch African compilation music fea- died only recently. His nephews from the tures upbeat, funky and percussion- UK, working under the name of Rizwan- backed styles. For this album, Putumayo Muazzam Qawwali, have experimented with brings together the acoustic and melody a fusion of Western and Islamic devotional music of the vast African continent. Some singing to produce People's Colony No. 1. of these artists have never before been heard Tracks are at breakneck speed with deep outside the continent; they come from Sierra Sufi poetry and very danceable sounds. Leone, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Guinea- Musicians include Neil Sparkes and Count Bissau, South Africa, Kenya and Mali. Dubulah from Trans-Global Underground, These are very cool, slower, introspective with guests Jah Wobble and Zafar Ali Khan. sounds of Africa. Money from sales of this Exciting, glistening vocals and music. CD goes to African AIDS organisations. EUPHORIA by lan Cameron Smith Rhythmist Prodns, Aust, 2001 (64mins) Distributors: Australia/UK/USA— New World Music, www.newworldmusic. com, www.iancameronsmith.com.au ie Cameron Smith, the man with the amber liquid fingers, is back with his latest release, Euphoria, incorporating more instrumentalists to give the album interna- tional appeal and featuring vocalists includ- ing Julie Lodrick and Kirsten Anderson Skelton. Flute, saxophone and Ian's selec- tion of guitars make this one of those fabu- lous relaxation albums just for sheer plea- sure listening. Ian's work is among the most MUSIC Reviewed by Richard Giles REALISE by Karsh Kale Six Degrees, USA, 2001 (72mins) Distributors: Australia— MRA, tel (07) 3849 6020; UK/USA—Six Degrees Records, www.sixdegreesrecords.com arsh Kale has a classical Indian tabla background and cut his musical teeth in the Asian Massive sound scene. Using elec- tronica, he interprets the music the way an Indian musician would do, writing in vari- ous traditional styles. It makes for an album full of longer-running, snaking melodies and gorgeous Indian vocals. Singers include Vishal Vaid, Falguni Shah, Shahid Siddiqui and Ethiopian sensation Gigi. Also appear- ing are Indian master Ustad Sultan Khan on sarangi (Indian cello) and Steve Gorn on bansuri flute. An impressive CD, bridging electronica with traditional. PEOPLE'S COLONY NO. 1 by Temple of Sound & Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Real World, UK, 2001 (64mins) Distributors: Aust-—MRA; UK—Real World, http://realworld.on.net/colony1; USA—Narada, www.narada.com ne of the great sacred singers of the modern world, Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, came from Pakistan. He died only recently. His nephews from the UK, working under the name of Rizwan- Muazzam Qawwali, have experimented with a fusion of Western and Islamic devotional singing to produce People’s Colony No. 1. Tracks are at breakneck speed with deep Sufi poetry and very danceable sounds. Musicians include Neil Sparkes and Count Dubulah from Trans-Global Underground, with guests Jah Wobble and Zafar Ali Khan. Exciting, glistening vocals and music. EUPHORIA by lan Cameron Smith Rhythmist Prodns, Aust, 2001 (64mins) Distributors: Australia/UK/USA— New World Music, www.newworldmusic. com, www.iancameronsmith.com.au ie Cameron Smith, the man with the amber liquid fingers, is back with his latest release, Euphoria, incorporating more instrumentalists to give the album interna- tional appeal and featuring vocalists includ- ing Julie Lodrick and Kirsten Anderson Skelton. Flute, saxophone and Ian's selec- tion of guitars make this one of those fabu- lous relaxation albums just for sheer plea- sure listening. Ian's work is among the most NEXUS + 79 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2002 www.nexusmagazine.com