OFF: RE: more reccomendation request

[Mark Lee]

Hey Ho,

Don't know if I'd class The Tea Party as ME but certainly Zepp
like, I was damn near fooled the first time I heard them.

I would add Transglobal Underground to the list and throw
in a little Asian Dub Foundation (early stuff), I listen
to Afro Celt Sound System a bit too, not truly Middle
of the East but hey, who's got a compass.

Mark (Hasbeen)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chuck Rosenberg [mailto:Chuckrecs at AOL.COM]
>Sent: 22 June 2000 03:44
>Subject: OFF: more reccomendation request
>
>
>In a message dated 6/21/00 5:32:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>scorch at TE-CATS.COM writes:
>
>> ver the last few years I've taken a strong liking to songs that
>>  have a strong Middle Eastern vibe to them. Examples would be a
>>  lot of Dead Can Dance stuff, some Loreena McKennit (Marco Polo),
>>  Gabriel's Passion disc, stuff like that. I'd like to find more!
>>
>
>The Tea Party albums "Summer Solis" and "Edges of Twilight"

                       ^^^^^^  Splendor I think !!  :)

>are very good
>w/this sort of thing. Though to go w/that there's a strong
>Zeppelin flavor in
>the music and a strong Morrison one in the vocals.
>One of the greatest bands to come out of the '90s (though I
>can't say much
>for their last two albums).
>Also definitely check out "Saddar Bazaar"--their album
>"Conference of the
>Birds" is excellent, though it's on Delerium, so could cost
>some bucks. They
>released a 2nd lp more recently, which unfortunately I haven't
>been able to
>attain yet. They've also released some 7"s.
>That's just barely the tip of the iceberg, I'm sure, as to western rock
>w/mid-east influences.
>
>Recently I picked up a CD by a groud called Sur Sudha, this
>being the "real"
>thing, w/three Nepalese musicians comprising the group,
>15-minute ragas, etc.
>The Music of Nepal I think is the title of the album. I can't
>notice the
>difference from Indian music, but then this ain't my specialty
>by a long
>shot...
>
>Chuck
>