Ragas and disco?? I mean really?
You are forgiven for wanting to write this off without a listen, like so many fusions of different world styles few actually work, but when they do its literally like nothing else. I remember the first time I heard Ahmed Abdul Malik combine the sounds of Hard Bop and classical Egyptian music, it was like being torn in two, but after a while it just sounded so good. 'Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat' however is pretty much instantly palatable and sounds totally cosmic and almost like an acid track, which is interesting as the first recognised acid track produced is generally considered to be Phuture's Acid Trax which was made five years later in 1987. Since I got this LP I haven't sopped listening to it, admittedly to me I think it's a little fast (most tracks are around 138bpm) so I rerecorded the whole thing pitched down to 120bpm (the link is the original by the way). A track off it also recently appeared on the Ame FACT mix which I posted on here which just shows how quality it is.... those Germans don't play any rubbish!
I usually pop up a youtube clip for a taster but seriously you all need to download it now.
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ESSENTIAL MUSIC!
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