PGM 805 "EQUILIBRIUM"

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PGM 805R : "EQUILIBRIUM"
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PGM NOTE : entrancing Middle Eastern electronic fusion
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FEED DATE : 4-17-09
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INTRO: That's SMADJ...out of Tunisia by way of Paris. He brings
together the venerable oud and the sultry rhythms of North Africa
with the latest electronic sounds.

Today the mediasphere is alive with a new kind of "world music."
The old masters of the great ethnic music traditions have a
global audience, while DJ's sample beats and create new world
mixes for the intelligent dance floor. Almost any musician can
have their own studio and release their music worldwide online —
with photos, video and text—on giant sites like MySpace
and Facebook.

The successful ones travel, perform, and build worldwide networks
of collaborators and audience. The Internet ties it all together.
For these musicians, even in the midst of all the political
struggles of today — it really is a new world.

On this 25th Anniversary retrospective edition of Hearts of Space,
a journey in the Middle Eastern electronic fusion zone called
EQUILIBRIUM.

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SMADJ
Tristan <>5:50 >
: TAKE IT AND DRIVE; Rasa Music RS-3162-2; 2006
: Info: www.rasamusic.com/product_73.html;
www.myspace.com/jeanpierresmadj

STELLAMARA
Baraka (part) <>8:33 >
: THE SEVEN VALLEYS; Lucidity Music lucd-002; 2004
Reissued by Hearts of Space (11417-2) in 2005
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Stellamara;
www.stellamara.com

ELIYAHU SILLS
The Dunes (edited) <>12:30 >
: SONGS OF QADIM; EliyahuSills.com [no catalog #]; 2006
: Info: www.eliyahusills.com
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MERCAN DEDE
Ab-i Verd <>18:46 >
: SU; Escondida 6510-2; 2004
: Info: www.mercandede.com; www.escondidamusic.com

SMADJ
Betty <>23:00 >
: TAKE IT AND DRIVE; Rasa Music RS-3162-2; 2006
: Info: www.rasamusic.com/product_73.html;
www.myspace.com/jeanpierresmadj

MICHEL BANABILA
Bicycle Exotica <>28:07 >
: TRACES; Tapu TRBOP 02; Holland 2007
: Info: www.banabila.com

PAUL AVGERINOS
Awakening <>33:36 >
: GNOSIS; Round Sky Music 1011; 2006
: Info: www.roundskymusic.com

DANIEL BOULIANE
Burning Sand (extended) <>38:33 >
: TAGAYET; Onde-Spirale ond-0002; Canada 2006
: Info: www.ondespirale.com; www.myspace.com/danielbouliane

ANOUAR BRAHEM
Diversion <>44:13 >
Lumiere du Silence <>49:28 >
: CONTE DE L'INCROYABLE AMOUR; ECM Records 1457 314 511 959-2; 1992
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1457.php;
www.anouarbrahem.com

NADIMI
Nature's Awakening - The Inspired Reed (part) <>54:02 >
: SUITE FOR PEACE; Nadimi Productions [no catalog #]; 2004
: Info: www.suiteforpeace.com

ERDEM HELVACIOGLU
Bridge to Horizon (part) <>58:59 >
: ALTERED REALITIES; New Albion NA131; 2006
: Info: www.newalbion.com/NA131; www.erdemhelvacioglu.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : fair and balanced
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(c) 2007-2009 Hearts of Space
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