Eclectic Vibes

by Andrew Frey

Reviews From: Year 2010
Mahala Rai Banda - Ghetto Blasters

Mahala Rai Banda - Ghetto Blasters

Mahala Rai Banda
Ghetto Blasters
Label: Asphalt Tango Records

Warning: Listening to this could cause an Instantaneous Dance Infection! Balkan, Gypsy, and Rai styles coalesce into driving compulsions of neck wrecking horn breakdowns and contagious hip swinging parties. Very memorable.

Mahala Rai Banda Wiki

Rupa And The April Fishes - Este Mundo

Rupa And The April Fishes - Este Mundo

Rupa And The April Fishes
Este Mundo
Label: Cumbancha Records

Tossing an entrancing musical salad filled with Indian ragas, French chanson, Colombian cumbia and a wild Gypsy panache. Headed by the mega-talented Rupa Marya, the multilingual sophomore effort from these San Francisco natives explores the concept of timeless human migrations finding voice through a range of musical emotions.

Rupa And The April Fishes WebsiteRupa And The April Fishes Wiki

T.U.G.G. - Slow Chill

T.U.G.G. - Slow Chill

T.U.G.G.
Slow Chill
Label: Last Call Records

Tropical feelings pervade when these warm reggae vibrations envelope the melodies and happily bounce along with the wise minded values expressed. Featuring guest musician Pato Banton their jams continue to expand. Hard to believe they are from Wisconsin.

T.U.G.G. Website

Vandana Vishwas - Meera The Lover…

Vandana Vishwas - Meera The Lover…

Vandana Vishwas
Meera The Lover…
Label: Self Released

Vandana’s gently gliding vocals are more entrancing than the tablas in this musical respinning of classic poems epitomizing specific life points in the famous story of Meera Bai. This beautifully delivered traditional Indian devotional music is available with or without story narrative.

Vandana Vishwas Website

Väsen - Vasen Street

Väsen - Vasen Street

Väsen
Vasen Street
Label: Northside Records

The amazing Nyckelharpa (a fiddle with a keyboard) matched with guitars and viola charm again as this iconic instrumental Swedish folk trio brings us a street-full of songs and mark their 20th year. Utilizing their various vast infiltrations of innovation they still manage to stay rapt in the musical traditions they were born with while shining brightly to the world.

Väsen WebsiteVäsen Wiki

Eli August - I Was Already Too Late

Eli August - I Was Already Too Late

Eli August
I Was Already Too Late
Label: Self Released

Fermata guitarist (aka Jon Koschorek) simplifies and strikes out on his own. Keeping with the melodramatic and introspective gothic time period music that seem to effortlessly stream from his musical muses, he stalwartly funnels forth a brief splash of somber memories and distant emotions for your inspection.

Eli August Website

Gabriel Johnson - Fra_ctured

Gabriel Johnson - Fra_ctured

Gabriel Johnson
Fra_ctured
Label: Electrofone Music

Born on the whims and whimsy of quirky electronica, this phenom trumpeter has found liberating fields of instrumental bliss through jubilant ProTools antics and his own “fractured jazz” notions. He bids you to enter this new frontier and play with him.

Gabriel Johnson Website

Lovewhip - Love Electric

Lovewhip - Love Electric

Lovewhip
Love Electric
Label: Self Released

These inviting new wave tinged electro pop anthems are synthesized for your dancing pleasure.  Specially delivered with a sleek and sexy, booty moving undertow the songs are delicately spiced with the fun, frisky and retro elements of disco, reggae, and rock.

Lovewhip Website

Robots In Boxes - From Outer Space

Robots In Boxes - From Outer Space

Robots In Boxes
From Outer Space
Label: Self Released

What starts as a clever techno diatribe on the philosophical aspects of robotic integration into our human existence spins out into somnambulistic industrial ambience. The initial quirkiness and bracing samples flush into minimalistic urges and tendencies with little reward.

Robots In Boxes Website

Robert Soko - BalkanBeats

Robert Soko - BalkanBeats

Robert Soko
BalkanBeats
Label: Piranha Music

Encapsulating the energy, excitement and amazing confluence of various Balkan dance grooves that erupt once a month at club Lido in Berlin thanks to this renowned DJ. A trailblazer since the early 90s, Soko hosts this international dance party friendly to both his fellow Balkan expatriates as well as the vibrant Berlin club crowds. Current and contagious!

Robert Soko Website

SambaDá - Gente!

SambaDá - Gente!

SambaDá
Gente!
Label: Self Released

Brandishing a percussive Afro-Brazilian music palette this 7 member Santa Cruz, CA spawned pulse pounding sensation emerged from a Brazilian dance group and has transformed into a wild and engrossing groove stomping treat. Further energized with musical elements of surf rock, funk, reggae and a variety of other tropical rhythms allows for the sweet interplay between the male and female vocalists to swing this party into epic form.

SambaDá Website

Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun

Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun

Souljazz Orchestra
Rising Sun
Label: Strut Records

As the name aptly implies, this is a very jazz centric soul filled multi instrumental offering. Capturing the vibrant emanations from the 60s and 70s and melding Afro and Latin rhythms to their base, this Ottowa, Canada group feeds your ear with the traditional while stoking the contemporary fires of innovation and pizzazz.

The Souljazz Orchestra WebsiteThe Souljazz Orchestra Wiki

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