An album of epic proportions, where two fascinating creative forces meet on...
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...this eclectic collaboration. Bringing together a sonic labyrinth of industrial techno rhythms, ethnic percussion, the apocalyptic words of John Cooper-Clarke.
Suns OF Arqa meet the Gayan Uttejak Orchestra is a meeting of minds, Michel Wadada, pioneer of the global village dub scene teams up for the very first time with Laszlo Hortobagyi'S 'Orchestra from Budapest. This cultural cross-pollination is full on, joyful and very hypnotic.
Recorded in Hungary and the Highlands of Scotland, mixing the sound of the Indian sub-continent with deep, deep dub anchored by Wadada's heavyweight bass. It moves effortlessly from muscular tabla, into gamelan territory, then employs Professor Stanley Unwin's genius narration to guide us through the solar system, a totally transcendental trip.