- Psytrance
- Electronic
music
- Alternative dance
- Psyelectro
- Goa
Comment: before
I started listening to this 4-track issue I had been listening to
John McLaughlin's
Molom (1995, Polydor), a very worth CD issue
I once got from a second hand shop.
Molom is a refreshing
blend of world music having its peak particularly spotted on
Mongolian music and on the other side by employing fusion textures,
generic artsy explorations and New Age-y hovers. In a word, the
warm-up was solid enough to continue with music having been produced
in the mountains of southern part of France.
Primitive Encounters
is the artist's sophomore issue of which intention is to illuminate
the forgotten tribes of our world. It is a fine example of how music
should be produced to convey a wide and yet profoundly cultivating
sweep over a listener's perception. All seems to be mind-provoking
from scratch over there – from the mystically suggestive cover
print to clear yet profound reverberations and clear-cut rhythmic
lines and wobbly acidic electro whirlpools. Furthermore, Ben aka
Bendja likes to incorporate Indian and Gypsy motives (Flamenco
guitars used to shuffle back and forth) into the blend. Because of
that the issue reveals some not so usual threads from inside out. The
expressive outing is a part of the discography of 4Drops Productions
which in turn is set up under the umbrella of Ektoplazm, the main
platform for psytrance, darkpsy, Goa trance, and many other
psy-affected styles.
