DJ Cheb i Sabbah - Devotion
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Artist: DJ Cheb i SabbahEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-01-29
Music Label: Six Degrees
Soundtracks:
- Jai Bhavani
- Koi Bole Ram Ram
- Kinna Sohna
- Qalanderi
- Haun Vaari Haun Varaney
- Morey Pya Bassey
- Aaye Bhairav Bholanath
- Devotion
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Free Music Review: Not as hot as his other stuff
Hit: 3 Stars
One reviewer said that Cheb has mellowed over the years, I agree, he has mellowed but not for the better. This album seems a bit soft when compared to classics like Durga and Krishna. Its not in the abscence of dance songs that he has mellowed, I never liked his dance songs, its just that so far this album doesnt seem to try to put you in contact with the gods. Its very soft and somewhat fluffy. It seems more like its simply Adult Indian contemporary rather than ancient Indian brought into the quantum era, like his other albums. Maybe it will grow on me, but so far I'm still on terra firma, and that obviously is not a good thing. I was worried when I saw the albums cover that it might be soft, and it seems like my worst fears have come true.
Devotion Poster
Dance artists have been weaving ethnic sounds into their mixes for a long time now, but few bring Cheb i Sabbah's ardor for the source material. On Devotion, there are only sparse cues you're dealing with a dance artist at all. As on past releases like 2002's Krishna Lila, Sabbah stays out of the way to let sitars and tabla rhythms drive the music instead of beats and basslines. He doesn't mix so much as round out the material, adding integrated production cues to perk western ears up around patterns and phrases. The repetition of Middle Eastern ragas and drones conjures a relaxed trance state, and Sabbah's delicate touch only accentuates those pre-existing ambient textures. Devotion, while very much in keeping with that strategy, tweaks it somewhat with a softer, lither feel. There is still dark mystery on songs like "Aaye Bhairav Bholanath" and the minimalist, record-closing title track. But songs like "Koi Bole Ram Ram" and the dub-influenced "Haun Vaari Haun Varaney" have an airy quality, and that light-headedness defines the record. There is ample material here for other adventurous DJs to build on, but the gracious tranquility cultivated here stands just fine on its own. -Matthew CookePop Music CDs
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