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Track Listings
| 1. Bharatanatyam |
| 2. Kobwebz |
| 3. Ancestors |
| 4. Sheep |
| 5. She Gone |
| 6. Suzie Q |
| 7. Stardustin' |
| 8. Kowboyz And Indians |
| 9. Change |
| 10. Duet |
| 11. Candylane |
| 12. Holidays |
| 13. Love Of Reign |
| 14. Advice |
| 15. Klowds |
| 16. Ageing |
| 17. DedNd |
| 18. I've Given |
| 19. Made |
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With a sonic sprawl that’s just as epic and compelling as his back story, there’s an undeniable parallel between the real, oxygen-breathing world inhabited by Warp’s latest maverick, Sumach Ecks, and the imaginary one he explores in his music. On Planet Earth he’s a reformed drug addict turned yoga teacher; a student of spirituality who flits between the badlands of the Mojave Desert and LA with his family. On record, he’s just as open-minded.
Ecks is a freewheeling nomad who wanders wherever his creative impulse takes him – and A Sufi and a Killer sees him travelling further and wider than most. It’s a stunning, genre-transcending record that should appeal as much to fans of the esoteric, fuzzbox-psychedelia unearthed by Andy Votel and the Finders Keepers label (especially on his DedNd) as it will those fond of dubstep, the spliff-frazzled paranoia of trip hop, J Dilla’s vision of cerebral, emotionally rich hip hop, the head-in-the-clouds acid folk of Marc Bolan’s Tyrannosaurus Rex and dust-blown, voodoo-tweaked blues. And that’s just for starters.
Given the number of times Ecks has been called a 21st century mystic, thanks in part to mumbled-cum-rapped lyrics like “This is your only life so it’s only right to take your own advice...” (Advice), we’ve been given the impression that A Sufi and a Killer is almost shamanistic – a primal scream into the ether. That’s just too simplistic. What it is: a terrific, trippy adventure that sees Ecks (armed with shiny new tools and beats) travelling the same freaky-deaky space that another desert-dwelling weirdo, John Fahey, arpeggio-d and raga-d through all those years ago – a ghostly, moody, wyrd cosmos with an ever-changing landscape.
From the bizarre Bollywood collision of Kowboyz&Indians and the Middle Eastern Morricone-like march of I’ve Given, to Holidays, on which Ecks sounds like Pharrell just released from the loony bin, the underwater digi-funk of Candylane and the howling Suzie Q, there’s something for every curious pop fan in these 19 tracks. That Brainfeeder producers Flying Lotus and The Gaslamp Killer are involved, alongside LA beat masters Mainframe and AJDM, only adds to the appeal of this alluring and mystifying character. --Chris Parkin
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
unfathomable,
By bradx "hup yeah" (Brighton UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Sufi And A Killer (Audio CD)
Gonjasufi plays a brand of cracked and distorted dust-blown, desert-honed, neo-psychedelia that really isn't easy to describe. The songs kind of just fall into place. Some have hooks that seemingly come from nowhere. The album was put together with help from Flying Lotus and (mainly) The Gaslamp Killer.... but Gonjasufi sounds like his own man as he ploughs his unique musical furrow. I really, really rate this album - and the best thing is - it gets better and more compelling each time I play it. The record of 2010, so far, for me, no contest.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gonjagreatness,
By Lord (West Sussex) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Sufi And A Killer (Audio CD)
I hate that moment when you've played a record to death and you have to put it away for a year or so to make it fresh again. Well, it is going to happen with this one but I cannot help myself. This sort of creative eclecticism rarely makes for a consistently great record but here...! His voice, the production, the sheer quality of the songs make this one of the musical joys of this year. Thank God for the new Flying Lotus so I can start listening to something else occasionally!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funky, Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Trip-Hop brilliance.,
By Philly Blunt (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Sufi And A Killer (Audio CD)
I sought out this album after reading a couple of positive reviews. When I received it I put it on as I decorated the house! Suffice to say that not much work got done as I was instantly entranced in it's heavy grooves.
Musically I can't really compare it with anything else as I am not normally a fan of the trip-hop genre but this record defies categorisation (despite my attempts at doing so above!) and stands on it's own. It's utterly absorbing but I wouldn't recommend you do anything important whilst listening to it as you won't be able to give the task your fullest attention. I still have half-painted walls as a result!
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