Browse by Artist: ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY

Artist:	ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY
Title:	Jun Ray Song Chang
Label:	LEAF (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	BAY 022CD

2001 release. "A heady brew of Eastern percussion, babelogues of spoken word, horns, toys, flute, mandolin and an analogue synthesiser drum, which together resonates like a struck bell, oscillates wildly between breathtaking futurism and timeless spirituality, and bucks like a wild horse. Asa-Chang & Junray is about the friction between self-taught tabla-bongo guru Asa-Chang (who spends his professional life as a touring percussionist with multi-million-selling J-pop acts), and traditionally instructed tabla master U-Zhaan. Programmer Hidehiko Urayama never appears onstage, but his presence is felt through the sound system machine, Junreitronics. 'We respect the Indian tradition but wanted to offer something back, something different, something that even Indians couldn't do, Asa-Chang explains. 'That's how we developed the tabla-over-spoken-word style.' A method exemplified by the stunning 'Hana' (Japanese for 'flower') which has picked up an enviable cult following (including John Peel). A bolt from the blue of intense, hallucinogenic sounds, it's one of those tracks you hear once and will never forget."

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