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.
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.
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.
