If you want to hear some music that’s really original, you could do a lot worse than checking out Ojos De Brujo’s wonderfully syncopated, flamenco-influenced Techarí. Ojos De Brujo (Eyes of the Wizard) is a Barcelona-based world fusion group, with eight members that play everything from flamenco guitar to tablas to turntables. Guest on the… Read More Ojos De Brujo – Techarí
Applied Acoustics Systems has released Journeys for String Studio VS-1, the second title in its Sound Bank Series. Description: This 128-preset add-on complements the String Studio factory library, and is sound designer Gregory Simpson’s endeavor on sounds that evoke the essence of other times, places, or cultures. Indeed, this collection is the perfect ticket for… Read More Applied Acoustics Systems Releases The Journeys Sound Bank for String Studio VS-1
Voices Have Eyes, the latest release from Eccodek (aka Canadian producer Andrew McPherson), is an interesting world music/electronica hybrid that puts the emphasis on musicianship, not loops and samples. With the help of a dozen vocalists and musicians from around the world, plus a choir, McPherson creates a rich musical stew. McPherson makes extensive use… Read More Eccodek – Voices Have Eyes
Belgian composer and synthesist Frank Van Bogaert’s latest CD, One Out of Five, is a greatest hits collection that brings together tracks from his five previous CDs, Colours (1998), Geographic (1999), Docking (2000), Human (2002) and Closer (2004). Bogaert’s music is in the symphonic electronica tradition of synth artists like Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre and Deep… Read More Frank Van Bogaert – One Out Of five
Precisionsound has introduced Dream Whistles for HALion, and Kontakt. The sound sources for the Dream Whistles SampleSet are five wooden recorders of different sizes; Bass, Alto, Tenor Soprano and Sopranino. “Dream Whistles” are recorded with lots of “air”, natural vibrato and glissando which you can control intuitively via Modulation wheel. This is a library of… Read More Precisionsound Intros Dream Whistles for HALion, and Kontakt.
Precisionsound has introduced Greek Lira for HALion & NI Kontakt. The Lira (kemance) is a traditional Greek instrument used in Mediterranean folk music – a small 3 stringed instrument played with a bow and with a quiet limited tonal range. “We decided to sample the Lira in a way that makes it more like a… Read More Precisionsound Intros Greek Sound Library
Asura’s latest CD, Lost Eden, blends dance, trance, ambient and world music elements into a musical gumbo. Asura is a French electronic group, made up of producer Charles Farewell, flutist Christopher Maze, and bassist/guitarist Alex Ackerman. There are echoes of artists like Peter Gabriel, Tangerine Dream and Banco de Gaia in Asura’s global groove style.… Read More Asura – Lost Eden
On Space Lullabies and Other Fantasmagore, Ekova creates an exciting potpourri of world influences. The music is danceable and melodic, but also explores new territory by recombining the elements of world music into something new. Ekova makes music at the edge of recognition. Vocalist Dierdre Dubois vocalizes on most of their music using her own… Read More Ekova – Space Lullabies and Other Fantasmagore
Naked Rhythm is a LA duo, Avi Sills and Alex Spurkel, that plays world electronica, ranging from Middle-Eastern techno to lounge to dance. They describe their music as “an innovative and accessible form of World electronica”, which seems to be apt. If you’re familiar with world electronic groups such as Deep Forest, Naked Rhythm is… Read More Naked Rhythm – Frequency
Fussible, a solo project of electronica artist Pepe Mogt, is an interesting mix of electronica and traditional Mexican folk idioms. The ‘tech-mex’ CD is a download-only release, available through the Sonic360 site and iTunes. No One Over 21 pushes percussion to the foreground, but not just the standard 4/4 dance beats. Mogt uses programmed beats… Read More Fussible – No One Over 21
