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CASTE 037CD
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"2003 was the year that British Asian/Urban music and culture broke into the mainstream. Outcaste Records, the home of British Asian music, has been at the forefront of this explosion. Outcaste now brings you the third in the series: Essential Asian Flavas: The Future Cutz. The album is a celebration of what remains one of the most vibrant and exciting parts of the UK Club scene once again bringing you the recent hits as well as the latest cutting edge tunes which are being brought to the wider audience for the first time. The diverse selection of tracks includes the Rishi Rich remix of Craig David's 'Rise & Fall' that played a major part in turning round the fortunes of the current Craig David album and one of the hottest Drum n Bass tunes of 2003 in the Calibre Remix of 'Signs' by Badmarsh & Shri."
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CASTE 035CD
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"A unique double CD exploring the many subtle connections that bridge Indian and Western classical music. Avoiding the more fashionable East-West fusion exemplified by the dance-floor Asian underground, it draws its downtempo, blissful power from strong arrangements (Talvin Singh), ethereal flutes (Hariprasad Chaurasia), hypnotic percussion (Zakir Hussain) and the languid, cascading notes of the sitar (Ravi Shankar). Sourced diversely from symphonic classical fusions, Indo-jazz projects, Hindi movie soundtracks and downtempo, more clubby fusions of the Asian diaspora, The Classical Indian Collection assembles the very best musicians and singers and the very best sounds. The recordings range across the decades, some dating from the 1960s (fusions involving Ravi Shankar and John Mayer); others from the most contemporary electronic hybrids (U Srinivas & Michael Brook, Tom Noble, Badmarsh And Shri). The familiar sounds of Indian classical music are here - from the sitar, tabla, the drone-like tampoura and the bowed sarangi - but also there are contributions from two instruments common to both Indian and European music - the violin (John Mayer, Yehudi Menuhin) and the flute (Rakesh Chaurasia and his father, the legendary Hariprasad). The Classical Indian Collection is a brilliant exposé of an organic musical tradition, whose roots date back thousands of years yet its practitioners sound absolutely contemporary."
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CASTE 028CD
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"The album follows on from where Futuro Flamenco left off and once again takes the listener on a passionate flamenco-inspired journey. The second release in this unique series now however embraces a wider wealth of music all of which has been influenced by this Iberian sound; including Latin, Drum & Bass, House, Funk, Jazz and rare Flamenco Funk as well of course as classic Flamenco." Artists include: Ojos De Brujo, Cosmic Rockers, Alabina, Willie Colon, Clave Y Guaguanco, UFO, Peret y sus Gitanos, El Piano De Chacho, Los Arnaya, Toro, The Latin Project, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Suv, Alpha-X, Christophe Goze, and Oreja.
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CASTE 026EP
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12" sampler featuring Nitin Sawhney, Oi Va Voi, The Latin Project, Aco Bocina.
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CASTE 018CD
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"Outcaste mark the occasion of their fifth birthday with an album that documents their achievements, influences and future. Outcaste: The First Five contains material from the whole spectrum of the label's roster, from the dancefloor breaks of Badmarsh, the spirituality of bass & tabla guru Shri, to the raw funk of '60s Bollywood classics. Mercury nominee Nitin Sawhney, the artist who is constantly pushing the boundaries and perceptions of the label, is heavily represented with unreleased live material and new remixes. Outcaste: The First Five also features guest tracks from artists who sit happily in the broad church that is the Outcaste sound, including Thievery Corporation, Bonobo and Up Bustle and Out."
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