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Electronica Band From India
Midival Punditz: Gaurav Raina, Tapan Raj.
Additional personnel includes: Karsh Kale (tabla, programming).
Recorded at Midival Punditz and BPM Studios, New Delhi, India.
Personnel: Vidya Shah, Hira Devi Mishra (vocals); Ajay Naidu (spoken vocals); Karsh Kale (keyboards, tabla, drum programming); Julius Packiam (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Gaurav Raina; Tapan Raj.
Recording information: BPM Studio, New Delhi, India; MIDlval PunditZ Studio.
Photographer: Jay Blakesberg.
Arrangers: Gaurav Raina; Tapan Raj.
One criticism that can fairly be leveled at much of London's Asian underground scene is that its willful eclecticism -- throwing together bhangra, house, hip-hop, jungle, and punk with gleefully haphazard abandon -- can sometimes result in a chaotic patchwork that befuddles as much as it pleases. Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj, the New Delhi-based duo who record together under the name MIDIval PunditZ, avoid that pitfall by creating music that is just as funky as that made by, say, the Asian Dub Foundation and just as respectful of their sources as the work of Zakir Hussain, but more carefully integrated than either. The bansuri and multi-layered vocals on "Air" are woven into an unusual 12/8 rhythm that gradually unfolds into a more straight-ahead breakbeat trot, while "Far From Home" takes vocals by Vidya Shah and weds them to frenetic but gentle jungle beats, shimmering chimes, and synthetic drones. "Bhangra Fever," a charming ode to the band's hometown, comes closest to the Asian underground mainstream with its fortified dhol loops and percussive chanting. Only the relatively uneventful "Extasis" (which would have been more aptly titled "Stasis") disappoints. Highly recommended to all lovers of pan-global funk. ~ Rick Anderson
Midival Punditz Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.99) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Electronica CDs, Indian, World, India/Pakistan | | Label | Six Degrees | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  58278  | | CD Universe Part number | 5018277 | | Catalog number | 1079 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 17, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Midival Punditz | | Engineer | Gaurav Raina | | Personnel | Gaurav Raina
Also: Karsh Kale, Ajay Naidu, Ajay Naidu, Vidya Shah, Hira Devi Mishra, Julius Packiam |
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