Belfast – Orbital

Dating from 1991, Orbital’s “Belfast” stands out for me as being an absolute classic in electronic music terms. Featuring an ethereal vocal sample taken from Hildegard von Bingen’s “O Euchari in leta via”, the track falls somewhere between downtempo house…

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Talvin Singh – Traveller

Cliff’s recent post about Charanjit Singh reminded me of some other successful “east meets west” music. Released back in 1998, classically trained tabla player Talvin Singh’s debut album “O.K” seamlessly blended Indian/ eastern Asian melodies and rhythms with the western…

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Creeptide – Nerul 21

The first release from newly formed independent label Box-Horn Records, is Creeptide’s “Nerul 21″ album. Hailing from Germany, Creeptide’s tracks on the album range from 4 to the floor tech-house bangers to more IDM tinged electroey numbers, and is a…

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