Culture Shift - Uriel

Description: Artist: Uriel / Genre: Dance & Electronic / Label: AD Music / Release Date: 2006

Newest Review: ... the voice here is used as yet another musical instrument, sounding much like an arabic dance which almost mimics a flute, and ... more

... is beautifully done, at that. The album begins with a very heavy middle eastern bent, that slides quickly into an African sounding theme that immediately got me thinking "this would be a great soundtrack for a movie". In some places I was thinking along the lines of "Lawrence of Arabia" meets "Indian Jones", where for instance, in his track Mountain Secrets there's a real feel of an adventure building that comes to a climax with the drums and then, as if the camera has panned to th...more

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Culture Shift - Uriel: A Visual, Textural, Musical Album (1011 words)
by - written on 11/03/09 (Very useful, 223 readings)
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I know this isn't a genre of music that I usually review, but I have a small vested interest in this album. You see, the artist Uriel is one of my son's best friends, and since I really like him, I thought I'd give this a listen and review it for you. (Of course, how could I not - after the kid thanked my son by name on the liner notes?) Uriel's debut album "Culture Shift" is an all instrumental jazz and fusion collection of songs that includes a good deal electronically produced sounds, combined with live instruments. The first thing you'll notice as you listen to this album is that the tracks seem to bleed into one another, and unless you're watching the ... Read the complete review