Yat-Kha - Re-Covers
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Artist: Yat-KhaEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-08-08
Music Label: World Village USA
Soundtracks:
- When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin)
- Man Machine (Kraftwerk)
- Ramblin' Man (Hank Williams)
- In a Gadda da Vida (Iron Butterfly via Slayer)
- Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)
- Her Eyes are a Blue Million Miles (Captain Beefheart)
- Pesynya o Giraffe (Vladimir Vysotskiy)
- Orgasmatron (Motorhead)
- The Wild Mountain Thyme (Francis McPeake)
- Toccata (Paul Mauriat)
- Black Magic Woman (Santana version)
- Exodus (Bob Marley)
- Play with Fire (Rolling Stones)
- Pesnya Megenta (The Song of Mergen)(Alexi Brktrevitch Tchyrgal)
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Music Review: This is delightfully surreal !!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Maybe I'm biased because I've spent a lot of time in Mongolia and am enthralled by their rich cultural traditions, especially throat singing. . .so with that bias in mind I have to say this has become one of my favorite works.
Throat singing is an ancient tradition, what is fascinating is how the various regions in Mongolia (mountains, steppes, desert) produce different "styles" which Mongols claim are representations of the unique natural sounds of that region, such as wind in the trees, etc. To actually sit before a throat singer and both watch and listen to him perform is incredible, especially if you hear one the way I first did, I was literally riding a camel, and heard a herder in the distance singing, a call to round up his camels. . .an incredible moment.
Anyhow, back to this recording. There is a unique culutural "fusion" going on in Mongolia today, and in other regions of Central Asia such as Tuva where this artist hails from, where traditional music is fusing with western. I attended one concert in Ulan Bator that left me stunned with the incredible merging of shaman chants and modern rock.
Definitely check this recording out. And when you play it, especially for friends, (and I must add if they are a bit "toasted" when you first play this for them, expect them to freak out!) and expect one of three reactions. Either they'll just freak and after thirty seconds think you are crazy. Or, they'll freak and be laughing so hard they're in tears (I'll admit I even grin when it comes to "Black Magic Woman" and think it is far better and more "earthy" than the original), or they will react as I do, and be absolutely mesmerized by the incredible talent. Listen carefully for the traditional and ancient sounds of Central Asia, the beat of the "horse head" fiddle, the strange, haunting whistling sounds of the throat singing, and then be amazed when suddenly you are hearing a very different take on Hank Williams, Santana, etc.
This one is a treat you won't forget!
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Yat-Kha?s unique sound revolves around the marriage of the traditional - 'khoomei' throat-singing, endemic to the group's native Tuva (the smallest and most remote republic in the Russian Federation), which allows the singer to hold more than one note simultaneously - to the modern - the (then-underground) rock and punk which inspired Albert to pick up his first electric guitar. Albert?s bone-shaking double-bass growl, coupled with his high harmonics, provide the foundation while the music is driven along by a mix of traditional instruments which contrast with Albert?s beloved electric guitar. 'Recovers' recorded late last year after the band suffered a number of disasters including stolen musical equipment, stolen passports and a car crash, Albert Kuvezin took time out to reflect on what started him on this journey in the first place, which led to the recording of this album paying tribute to the music which influenced the band. Here you can hear Joy Division, ! Led Zepplin, Captain Beefheart, Chieftains and others as you never have heard before, as Yat-Kha bring a new element to these songs.Alternative Rock CDs
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