| Tabla Beat Science / Live in San Francisco |
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| Album: | Live in San Francisco | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Tabla Beat Science | Added: | Aug 2002 | |
| Label: | Axiom | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2002-08-19 | Pull Date: | 2002-10-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 20 | Oct 13 | Oct 6 | Sep 29 | Sep 22 | Sep 15 | Sep 8 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 17, 2021: | Draupadi's Half-Hidden Garden Sacred Channel | 4. | Jun 09, 2015: | In Your Ear Radio Mengedegna | |
| 2. | Jun 24, 2017: | Soft-Biz Trajic | 5. | Apr 10, 2014: | Aporeia Sacred Channel, Taaruf | |
| 3. | Mar 05, 2017: | Chai-time Mengedegna | 6. | Nov 19, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon Sacred Channel |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2002-08-12 | ||
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TABLA BEAT SCIENCE – Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove Axiom/Palm, 2002 USA / INDIA – Tabla Beat Science, combining master musicians like Zakir Hussain with live electronic mixing and turntablism, followed up the triumphant “Tala Matrix” album with a handful of live performances. This Stern Grove set was recorded on August 12, 2001. I haven’t listened to “Tala Matrix” lately, so I can’t compare the two. But this is very good stuff with plenty of fireworks. Everyone gets a chance to show off. The revised lineup includes 2 tablas, 2 vocalists (including Ejigayehu Shibabaw from Ethiopia), DJ, sarangi, electric bass, trap drum kit, some synths and a laptop. All tracks are radio-worthy. DISC ONE 1. 16:07 – relaxed sarangi pattern + jaw-dropping tabla; several grand improv spaces 2. 07:29 – uptempo, funky and atmospheric, great breaks w/tabla + drum kit 3. 07:42 – alternating fem/male vocal (very cool); starts quiet, then uptempo & funky 4. 05:06 – dark trance synths swirling around solo tabla and drum kit; some live sampling? 5. 15:37 – relaxed folksy melody, dubby chill-out vibe, filtered vox, several fast breaks DISC TWO 1. 08:48 – funky percussion groove, duet vox: much too long; gets really dull after a while 2. 09:20 – showcase for the DJ: extended scratching + great drums/tabla & live sampling 3. 06:51 – tweaky electronic atmosphere; fast tabla & sad sarangi sneak in eventually 4. 14:27 – the best ensemble work: everybody joins in a nice groove; trippy ending 5. 09:48 – very nice vocal duet with low-down groove, great breaks, exciting second half [Fo] - 8/12/02 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Taaruf | 6. | Satellite | |||
| 2. | Sacred Channel | 7. | Tala Matrix | |||
| 3. | Nafeken | 8. | Trajic | |||
| 4. | Ap Ke Baras | 9. | Mengedegna | |||
| 5. | Magnetic Dub | 10. | Devotional Dub |