Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat

this is the reissue of the original 1982 album chopped into individual tracks thanks to Bombay-Connection. an electronic gem.

taken directly from The Wooliest Mammoth.

"In 1982, Bollywood session musician Charanjit Singh imported the latest synthesizer equipment into India, to modernize the sound of Bollywood scores. After studio hours however, Singh went to work on his own experiment using the new equipment, (Roland TR-808, Roland TB-303 ((the synth responsible some 5 years later for creating the sound of acid house)) and a Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard) which was to record traditional Indian ragas using the latest in musical innovation. The result is an amazingly fluid minimal record that sounds far ahead of it's time. It just so happens that in this recording Singh made the first house and acid house recordings ever. Three and five years respectively ahead of their appearance in the west. All the elements are there: hypnotic beat, mesmerizing melodies, danceability."


RAGA TIME!

Another Thought.

Like Abe said, Arthur Russell was a unique and otherworldy talent, a songwriter that could combine the ocean and the cornfield. In this album in particular he comes out like a seer that has travelled the innermost depths of space and time. I cherish this inmensely and hold it close to my heart, its heartbreaking longing moving me always.

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Arthur Russell - The World of Arthur Russell

It's not easy to describe Arthur Russell. He was a pioneer that helped redefine 70's dance music but he wasn't just limited to that. His music ranged from cello compositions, to weird left field disco, to psychedelic blues, to percussion heavy jazz-funk, to no wave implosions. This great compilation from Soul Jazz records gives us a taste of everything and includes some mined blowing remixes by 70's disco masters Larry Levan, Francois Kevorkian, and Walter Gibbons.

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Fabric Live 36

Regardless of what you think of LCD Soundsystem and DFA records James Murphy deserves some props. He helped propel a revival trend that gave us some good bands and some not so good bands, and frankly he knows his shit. With the help of friend and band mate Pat Mahoney he delves deep into his record stash to give us this great collection of obscure disco and tech funk. Shake that ass.

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