Captured Tracks' reissue series moved away from shoegaze (re)discoveries and into more rarefied territory with this retrospective of Saâda Bonaire, a German group that only released one single before EMI pulled its financial and promotional support.
The 9th Field Works album, Cedars, combines cosmic Americana with Middle Eastern influences. An atmospheric chamber where folk and electronic music coalesce. (ships 3/5/21)
Arguably his most exotic record, East Meets West finds Abdul-Malik with an interesting blend of Middle Eastern instruments with those from the world of jazz, he also plays oud, the forerunner to the lute.
Spiritchaser, Dead Can Dance's seventh album, was released in 1996 and was the final studio album the band released with 4AD (it was to be another 16 years until they reconvened to make their eighth, Anastasis).
Armenian-American oud virtuoso John Berberian infuses Western rock and jazz sounds with Eastern tonalities and instrumentation. A true marriage of Western and (Middle) Eastern music with a fuzzed-out psychedelic edge.
First Born came at the forefront of an exciting new era of underground hip-hop, delivering messages that emphasized ambiguity over certainty, and self-expression over exploitation, to an audience that was eager to expand their horizons.
