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Gonjasufi A Sufi Amp Amp A Killer (2010) Flac Turkish Surf Music

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left]Artist: GONJASUFI



Title: A SUFI AND A KILLER



Released: 2010

Label: Warp Music (WARPCD 172)

Amazon ASIN: B0031IL5WK

Lenght: 58'59''

Genre: Psychedelic/Electronic/Hip-Hop/Soul/Turkish Surf Music

Country: U.S.A.







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BBC Review:

With a sonic sprawl that’s just as epic and compelling as his back story, there’s an undeniable parallel between the real, oxygen-breathing world inhabited by Warp’s latest maverick, Sumach Ecks, and the imaginary one he explores in his music. On Planet Earth he’s a reformed drug addict turned yoga teacher; a student of spirituality who flits between the badlands of the Mojave Desert and LA with his family. On record, he’s just as open-minded.

Ecks is a freewheeling nomad who wanders wherever his creative impulse takes him – and A Sufi and a Killer sees him travelling further and wider than most. It’s a stunning, genre-transcending record that should appeal as much to fans of the esoteric, fuzzbox-psychedelia unearthed by Andy Votel and the Finders Keepers label (especially on his DedNd) as it will those fond of dubstep, the spliff-frazzled paranoia of trip hop, J Dilla’s vision of cerebral, emotionally rich hip hop, the head-in-the-clouds acid folk of Marc Bolan’s Tyrannosaurus Rex and dust-blown, voodoo-tweaked blues. And that’s just for starters.



Given the number of times Ecks has been called a 21st century mystic, thanks in part to mumbled-cum-rapped lyrics like “This is your only life so it’s only right to take your own advice...” (Advice), we’ve been given the impression that A Sufi and a Killer is almost shamanistic – a primal scream into the ether. That’s just too simplistic. What it is: a terrific, trippy adventure that sees Ecks (armed with shiny new tools and beats) travelling the same freaky-deaky space that another desert-dwelling weirdo, John Fahey, arpeggio-d and raga-d through all those years ago – a ghostly, moody, wyrd cosmos with an ever-changing landscape.



From the bizarre Bollywood collision of Kowboyz&Indians and the Middle Eastern Morricone-like march of I’ve Given, to Holidays, on which Ecks sounds like Pharrell just released from the loony bin, the underwater digi-funk of Candylane and the howling Suzie Q, there’s something for every curious pop fan in these 19 tracks. That Brainfeeder producers Flying Lotus and The Gaslamp Killer are involved, alongside LA beat masters Mainframe and AJDM, only adds to the appeal of this alluring and mystifying character. --Chris Parkin[/b]







CD Description

Like if J. Dilla produced George Clinton after visiting with the Dalai Lama, or if Dan the Automator recorded Cody Chesnutt after the two shared a plate of magic mushrooms, A Sufiand a Killer is a weird, `60s-rooted, psychedelic hip-hop trip. Sumach Ecks (aka Gonjasufi) sings quietly in his old-man croak over record crackles, McCartney-esque basslines, Farfisa organs, spacy delays, chopped guitars, Middle Eastern scales, and beats by the Gaslamp Killer, Mainframe, and Flying Lotus. It's a perfect fit for Warp Records, and the same type of creatively deranged underground hip-hop aimed at fansof Stones Throw, Ghostly, or even the vintage-oriented Dusty Groove. Purportedly, the album took much longer to mix than it took to record, and this heavy attention to detail is evident. Of course, you have to listen closely to notice. Therecord is purposely skuzzy-sounding, giving it the sense ofa loose projector warbling through a Fender tube amp. Alongwith Ecks' unique delivery, this constant, lo-fi quality holds the album together as "Suzie Q," "Stardustin'," and "Change" jump from one style to the next, taking on Bad Brains punk, Tom Waits carnival creepiness, and Funkadelic cosmic slop. The mellow grooves of "Sheep" and "Dust" are highlights.On these, abstract melodies rise to the surface and stick. Elsewhere, the album shapeshifts, globetrots, and time travels so much that it's hard to keep up. Still, it's always mesmerizing. A Sufi and a Killer is nearly impossible to place or categorize, and this ageless quality is only embellished by Gonjasufi's vocal work, which at times sounds like a mystic channeling spirits from another dimension. Truly visionary.







Track Listing[/u]:



1. Bharatanatyam

2. Kobwebz

3. Ancestors

4. Sheep

5. She Gone

6. Suzie Q

7. Stardustin'

8. Kowboyz And Indians

9. Change

10. Duet

11. Candylane

12. Holidays

13. Love Of Reign

14. Advice

15. Klowds

16. Ageing

17. DedNd

18. I've Given

19. Made







Personnel:



Written and co-produced by Gonjasufi

Produced by The Gaslamp Killer

Mixed by agdm

Mastered by Noel Sommerville at Metropolis[/left]

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