From All Music: "...Given the eclecticism of the label, this sampler veers wildly between musical styles, with mostly successful results. It opens with the sinuously lovely "Sittel Habayeb," an orchestral piece by the Arabic composer Simon Shaheen. This segues nicely into Material's version of the '70s funk classic "Cosmic Slop," a version which benefits greatly from the presence of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare. Other high points include pieces by bassist Jonas Hellborg and Indian violinist Shankar. The collection's stylistic diversity is obviously meant as a selling point...this is the sort of willful eclecticism that makes Axiom special."Full tracklist:
Simon Shaheen - Sittel Habayeb (6:35)
Material - Cosmic Slop (5:15)
Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh - Baba L'Rouami (3:05)
Jonas Hellborg - Saut-e Sarmad (3:28)
Mandingo - Powerhouse (Edit) (4:56)
Sonny Sharrock - As We Used To Sing (7:45)
Fulani Music Of The Gambia - Nayo (3:11)
Ginger Baker - Under Black Skies (6:59)
Shankar - Ragam,Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam : Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam : 6 3/4 Beats (5:20)
Ronald Shannon Jackson - Elders (Edit) (5:08)
Mandinka Music of the Gambia - Hamaba (4:40)
Shankar - Ragam : Kapi (Edit) (8:02)
Download:
Axiom Collection: Illuminations
thanx again/ actually bought this and can't find it at the mo. Well finally managed to link yr blog at mine and may I recommend the John Martyn file I put up there today...if you don't know of him he really is superb. regards Tim
ReplyDeleteThank you Tim. The link to the Dead's Obama show is much appreciated. I had tickets and had to give them up. One of my kids has some health issues and I couldn't be out of town. Killer set list.
ReplyDelete