Asian Travels, Vol. 2: A Six Degrees Collection

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This disc, dedicated to the late George Harrison, is the follow-up to the Six Degrees label's Asian Travels, and it picks up where that globe-embracing compilation left off, surveying the vibrant dance/DJ club scenes of London, New Delhi, Tokyo, and New York. The music is a bouncy blend of ambient, trip-hop, electro-bhangra moods, and grooves from India and Pakistan. The Western DJ's, such as Banco de Gaia (Toby Marks) and Bob Holroyd, show off their curry-flavored beats on the tantric house tones of "How Much Reality Can You Take? (Radio Mix)" and the sensual, midtempo "Adrift in Kerala." But the subcontinental swing on MIDIval PunditZ's trance-dance track "Aaja Re," DJ Cheb i Sabbah's "Tum bin Shyam," and Makyo's "Devadesi (Mantra Mix)" make them the best sonic chefs of this moody and moving musical masala. That said, Karsh Kale's "Deepest Blue (K.K. Brooklyn Mix)" is the killer cut, with a head-bobbing beat that spans from Brixton to Bed-Stuy. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

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What the critics said about the first Asian Travels:

"As diverse as the South Asian diaspora itself, the cuts on Asian Travels run the gamut from body shaking club hits...to beautifully serene soundscapes."-Blue Magazine

"A conscious raising collection of tunes that fully explores the past, present and future of this ever evolving scene...guaranteed to stir your soul with its melodies and trance-inducing rhythms."-CMJ

"Relentlessly infectious...a seamless, varied tapestry that ranges from frosty atmospherics to driving house."-Gear

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