crazybaldhead Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Better known as one half of multi-media outfit Pitch Black or producer for Salmonella Dub, Paddy has finally released his own solo album. Subtitled “The Language of the Land”, Karekare is a collaboration with Taonga Puoro (traditional Maori instruments) specialist Richard Nunns, which marries electronica and Maori music to great effect: imbued with the sounds of the bush and native birds, the album has a brooding and sometimes windswept quality that conjures up the environment around Karekare (on the West coast of New Zealand). Thankfully it is not one of those “fusion” albums where the divergent genres sound forced together: it was Paddy's intention that the electronic parts always serve the kaupapa (principle) behind the Taonga Puoro– that nothing be taken out of context, or dominated by the electronic elements. Very much a sonic landscape, the album opens with the mysterious call of flute, before breaking into Lali, a dub drenched growler of a tune. Other stand out tracks include the collaboration with Tiki Taane (formerly of Salmonella Dub and Concord Dawn) Wairua, the drum and bass ‘haka’ Whai Atu and the mournful Kohatu. Karekare reveals itself to be, on repeat listenings, an album replete with tiny details that can easily get lost on a first hearing so please bear with it! You can check out all the tracks in full at http://www.last.fm/music/Paddy+Free, read an excellent review of it at http://www.globalnoize.blogspot.com/ or best of all, download Kohatu for free from either http://www.last.fm/music/Paddy+Free/Kareka...e+Whenua/Kohatu or http://www.myspace.com/paddyfree. Out on Dubmission April 6, through Arabesque Distribution and all good download stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technosomy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 nice one their baldy. i have had this album for a while (released in new zealand on dub conspiracy) and it is a great album, all you ambiaaannnnnnncccccceeeeeee freaks will love it. p b fans don't be expecting to much of pitch black goodness, we all love, as it has a more organic feel. but has the added bonus of being a true blue kiwiana master piece highly recomended if you guys love this quality coming out of new zealand, check out all the other great artists we have been producing over the years. rhian sheehan epsilon blue the nomad baitercell anything from kog transmissions back catalogue especially the gathering compilations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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