Nigel Williamson, Uncut Review : Ethiopiques Goes Global Chapter Two
Invisible System's acclaimed debut Punt - Made in Ethiopia was a thrilling contemporary re-imagination of the Ethiopiques sound, combining authentic African recordings with dub, drum'n'bass and electronic programming to create the sort of album Damon Albarn might make if he pitched up in Addis Ababa.
Assisted by sympathetic fusionists from Portishead, Little Axe and Ozric Tentacles as well as a cast of African musicians - notably the brilliant voice of Zewditu Tadesse - the follow up is cut from similar cloth but shows even greater ambition, giving us such previously unknown genres as Ethiopian garage ("Zedanmer") and African motorik ("Bone Flaps").
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Friday, 20 May 2011
http://www.frootsmag.com/content/issue/reviews/ Invisible System, Street Clan review in fRoots by Jamie Renton The origins of Dubulah’s project can
http://www.frootsmag.com/content/issue/reviews/
Invisible System, Street Clan review in fRoots by Jamie Renton
The origins of Dubulah’s project can be traced back to his stay out in Ethiopia as a guest of Brit producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Harper, whose Invisible System project takes apparently similar ingredients to Dub Colossus with very different results. As on IS’s debut, 2009’s Punt, Harper has invited a whole range of performers from Ethiopia and also the UK’s alt rock and reggae scenes, to improvise something for him to play with, mix and generally sound-sculpt into a series of tracks which (when this process works), are greater than the sum of their disparate and off-the-cuff parts. Street Clan has got a more unified sound than its predecessor, an earthy rumble of rock, dub and Ethiopian influences, its lo-fi character driven as much by necessity (Harper wasn’t blessed with the record label patronage that allowed Dub Col their studio trimmings) as by choice. Like Dubulah’s album it’s a sprawling affair, checking in at nearly 80 minutes, and its rockier excursions aren’t to my taste. But there are some dirty-beautiful moments of musical transcendence here, especially when the combination of young Ethio singer Zewditu Tadesse and UK-Jamaican vet Dennis Wint roar and ride over the mutant dub-Ethiopiques-techno-rock backing. As with his earlier album, Street Clan repays repeated attention.
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Invisible System, Street Clan review in fRoots by Jamie Renton
The origins of Dubulah’s project can be traced back to his stay out in Ethiopia as a guest of Brit producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Harper, whose Invisible System project takes apparently similar ingredients to Dub Colossus with very different results. As on IS’s debut, 2009’s Punt, Harper has invited a whole range of performers from Ethiopia and also the UK’s alt rock and reggae scenes, to improvise something for him to play with, mix and generally sound-sculpt into a series of tracks which (when this process works), are greater than the sum of their disparate and off-the-cuff parts. Street Clan has got a more unified sound than its predecessor, an earthy rumble of rock, dub and Ethiopian influences, its lo-fi character driven as much by necessity (Harper wasn’t blessed with the record label patronage that allowed Dub Col their studio trimmings) as by choice. Like Dubulah’s album it’s a sprawling affair, checking in at nearly 80 minutes, and its rockier excursions aren’t to my taste. But there are some dirty-beautiful moments of musical transcendence here, especially when the combination of young Ethio singer Zewditu Tadesse and UK-Jamaican vet Dennis Wint roar and ride over the mutant dub-Ethiopiques-techno-rock backing. As with his earlier album, Street Clan repays repeated attention.
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Thursday, 19 May 2011
http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/jungeltelegrafen/ 30/4/11 prog if anyone speaks Norweian! lol
http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/jungeltelegrafen/
30/4/11 prog if anyone speaks Norweian! lol
30/4/11 prog if anyone speaks Norweian! lol
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/radio3/programmi/puntata/ContentItem-2095471d-5eca-4110-bd53-978e99a50135.html?refresh_ce If anyone speaks or listens to
http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/radio3/programmi/puntata/ContentItem-2095471d-5eca-4110-bd53-978e99a50135.html?refresh_ce
If anyone speaks or listens to Italian :)
If anyone speaks or listens to Italian :)
Monday, 9 May 2011
Valve mic competition on www.harperdiabate.com just email to sales@ what Diabate means, the best and funniest answer by the weekend has the chance to
Valve mic competition on www.harperdiabate.com just email to sales@ what Diabate means, the best and funniest answer by the weekend has the chance to buy a stereo pair for the price of one mic;)
Sunday, 8 May 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00gf7df/Paul_Moss_08_05_2011/ BBC Invisible System interview with Paul Moss today around 40 mins in. Liked Glo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00gf7df/Paul_Moss_08_05_2011/
BBC Invisible System interview with Paul Moss today around 40 mins in. Liked Gloucester, Stroud and Ross on Wye en route also:)
BBC Invisible System interview with Paul Moss today around 40 mins in. Liked Gloucester, Stroud and Ross on Wye en route also:)
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Friday, 6 May 2011
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Nice to do a local radio interview for a change http://www.fromefm.co.uk/ radio for our small somerset town! You can hear the Invisible System tracks
Nice to do a local radio interview for a change http://www.fromefm.co.uk/ radio for our small somerset town! You can hear the Invisible System tracks and interview here go to programmes : music : unheard
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