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The Beat Heard Round The World

Derek Beres | Jersey City, NJ | 08/25/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With an absurd grouping of forms - from classical Indian music to acoustic Malian blues to salsa to yoiking, etc. - falling under the category of "world music," new terms need to be set. While this genre remains (and hopefully will remain) without moniker, it is evident that one sound will lead the way; namely, bass. Earth 'N Bass is the underlying rhythm to a variety of musicians across the globe. Taking sounds from Madagascar (Tarika), Brazil (Bebel Gilberto), Spain (Manu Chao), Indian-inpsired America (Karsh Kale, Krishna Das), and well beyond, Sultan32 presents a mixed CD biding for top electronica release of 2002.Earth 'N Bass is an accessible compilation suitable for a variety of venues, from dance club to lounge, to be spun by global travelers and suburbanites alike; it has instantly compatability to any DJ's collection and grooves steadily for a 9 to 5er's car ride home. Behind the language differences and eclectic instrumentation of all these performers, the album's strength is both in the standout potential of each track and the mercurial fluidity that unite them. Sounds of bossa nova, African percussion, and tabla swirl in one hour of auditory existentsialism. That is, Earth 'N Bass stretches past the ordinary to return to what's most important: One rhythm with a thousand arms spreading their wings over all earth's inhabitants."

Give it a chance, you may never turn back

09/24/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn't.... This saying has always peed me off, cuz THIS is too good to be true, yet here it is! A compilation of world electronica that features tracks you can't find anywhere else! Unlike all the other compilations saturating the market today, this one boasts a who's who of world music electronica stylee to permanently pry your ears open to what's going on around the globe."