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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
absolutely brilliant, 11 Jun 2002
By A Customer
I can't stop playing it. The more you hear it the more you find in it. Has a sort of mystical depth to it with an upbeat techno feel to it so its uplifting while at the same time soothing and pensive. There are few tracks that take a theme and build on it with loads going on in the foreground and background, bongo drums, arabic pipes, wailing and singing. best tracks are definately "ehad", "midnight at the bazaar","byzantine", "elokainu", "the merciful one". Everyone I know who's bought it loves it. Its a definate must to have in any quality music collection
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Contemporary dance meets ancient middle eastern roots, 17 Feb 2002
By A Customer
I bought this CD on the strength of one track I'd heard on a World Chill album. Always a little risky but I was not disappointed by this album. It's a mix of contemporary dance sounds with middle eastern vocals and sounds great. Big beats, lush orchestration and Moorish/Jewish melodies. A mix of faster dance tracks and laid back chillout songs it is a perfect blend with no poor tracks on the album. I wouldn't compare them to another artist but I normally listen to bands like Faithless, Massive Attack, Leftfield and this sits well alongside their best but is just a little bit different too. Listen to the samples and enjoy.
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0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
fusion of ignorance and arrogance, 25 Feb 2003
By A Customer
Is it dance? Is it oriental? No, it is fusion, between tacky 'oriental' flavoured notes and simplistic dance which sometimes sounds jazzy. For some reason, Zohar believe that they are ground breaking in their attempt to fuse 'east' and 'west'. This assertion is in itself a fusion - of ignorance and arrogance. Natasha Atlas, Faudel, Khaled, Talvin Singh and even, more recently, Thievery Corporation, to name only few of the bigger names, have done this before. Also more danceable stuff, rlp with the superb mid eastern house "oriental vibes" and Groove Alla Turca with their mostly jazzy take on the theme.
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