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Dozens of spicy seasonings point Southward as Pistolero opens fire; gunplay, sexily uttered Spanish phrases and mariachi wails blend with driving electronics and whirling beats. Extended passages of spritely acoustic guitarplay transcend what mere sampled snippets can add. A streaming torrent of genuine African drumming (courtesy of Mabi Thobejane and members of Amampondo) empower Hule Lam (4:00) with a furious rhythm laced with vigorous chants and rippling synthwaves. The deep, hypnotic pulsations of
Insects are a collaboration between Watkins and Mike Maguire
More Dark-Continent-Goes-Tecnho realms are undertaken by way of thundering
Badimo. Middle-Eastern-flavored diva vocals are layered over big, bounding synth leads as Masters of the Universe is enjoined by trilling e-piano and rapidly beaten jungle drums. Trancey waves undulate, pounded by Nitrogen Part 1's intensity-shifting beats; the orb's Alex Paterson contributes his own electro-psychedelic touches to this flammable element, which drops into a mellower pace soon before it transmutes into...
Nitrogen Part 2, which zooms through starry nighttime skies powered by sinuous bass riffs and metallically clattering percussion. Beatless soundscapes spread with languid heat over the scorching surface of
Solaris (8:58); a smoldering haze hangs as elastic flute strands waver in the air, though the entrancing exotica takes a drummier turn as ethnorhythms (favoring restrained primitive patterns over modern techno) and grumbling vocals seep into the scene. In another low-key, decidely non-electro number, strummed strings and passionate female wails sing a Song for Ancestors amid shaker rhythms and tribalistic yips and whispers, then symphonic overtones and kettledrums. Glowering moods and crazed laughter lead toward a growing crescendo involving all players, which is shut down by fading, buzzing layers of synth.
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