From Irene McC Sent Wed, Jan 6th 1999, 07:55
From Irene McC Sent Wed, Jan 6th 1999, 07:55
On 5 Jan 99, Bob Bannister wrote: (re: State of Bengal) > he has stuff on the Singh "Anokha" comp, yes? 2 tracks : "Flight IC408" and "Chittagong Chill". Also on the Rebirth of Cool #7 double - haven't got it in front of me now, but I think it might be "Size of an Elephant". He seems to pack quite a sense of humour into his tracks - they're certainly fun. About Anokha : hmmm, imo it's a bit sort of icky sweet consumer- friendly. Best track comes from Kingsuk Biswas which closes the set on a rousing crazy instrumental (lots of vox throughout the rest of the album). If you're interested in this direction, give Talvin Singh's new solo "OK" a spin : more Indian in the classical sense and a little more serene altogether. Sony also brought out a comp. round about '96-7 titled Eastern Uprising : Dance Music from the Asian Underground. I'd recommend this above Anokha. I *