Ok for those who felt that the previous post was just not me, and for those who didn't and know that I'm ever so often hypocritical (hippocratic? (that's not my joke)) this might change things. Perhaps it won't but then again I'm not writing this with any aim. Read through all my posts and realised that I still haven't belted the bearers but rest assured, I shall soon enough... It's just that every time I decide I know enough to make an informed commentary on the race of dumb waiters another dumber waiter comes my way and has me rewrite my entire idea.
The other pending post is this one - on 1 giant leap.
The project involved 2 men - Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman " (up) on a global journey that included Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe, equipped solely with a digital video camera, a laptop and a vision - to capture and weave together a unique fusion of sound, image and spoken word from some of the world's most happening musicians, authors, scientists and thinkers and to explore 'The Unity in the Diversity'."
The result is a magical album. Twelve songs with collaborations with everybody from Michael Stipe, Kurt Vonnegut, Baba Maal to Asha Bhonsle. It truly comes close to what 'fusion' music should end up being, instead of a lot of crap that gets made under that genre. The songs range from techno to tribal, from chemical to classical and from interesting to simply irresistible. Haunting melodies to the raw energy of a folk rhythm are seamlessly incorporated in the album. Remember watching the making of this on NatGeo and wondered if this would actually turn out good. It was a good idea but cynical ol' me's seen enough good ideas getting muddled along the way (Morning Raaga was one of those, Matrix 2 and 3 were the others) to feel instinctively that it would be another disappointing offering. Then again I think I lost my instincts to evolution about a million years ago.
Bottom line : 70% WATER - 18% CARBON - 5% NITROGEN - 2% CALCIUM - 1 GIANT LEAP
To go forth and buy it.
