ARTIST.... Wieloryb

TITLE....... Namaste

STYLE...... Rhythmic Noise,Industrial

LABEL..... Hands Productions

QUALITY... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo 

COUNTRY... Poland

 

After the whale had kept below the waterline for almost two      
decades, it resurfaced in 2011 with its HANDS debut "Empty" to   
take the scene by storm - and now delivers the follow-up just a  
good year later. A lot has happened since, Wieloryb have played  
the stages of FORMS OF HANDS, Maschinenfest and other re- kowned 
festivals and received praise from critics and punters alike     
(which is rare enough). "Namaste" is the phrase and gesture of   
salute used in India - Blending hard beats and Rhythm Noise with 
ethno samples, that has been done before (Wieloryb did it on     
"Empty" themselves), but mostly these efforts were one-off       
novelty tracks. Wieloryb have now picked up the idea to use it as
a concept for the entire album. The 13 pieces are all intensely  
rhythmic and sample-heavy, providing a diverting listening while 
the recurring Indian theme serves as an atmospheric hook.        
Throughout the album there is of course plenty of scraping,      
pounding Rhythm Noise. Other tracks stray somewhat off the path: 
"Haryana" marries pounding beats and ethnic chanting with a      
soothing ambient trance melody, "Walk In The Himalayas" is a     
polyrhythmic tribal fantasy and "Ramu-Ki" an Industrial Hardcore 
track with breaks that induce an instant rush of euphoria.       
Towards the end the album even accelerates its speed with the    
last three tracks "Chak Malook", "Kalkuta" and "Zuo" -           
hypercharged stop-and-go kickdrum beasts! "Namaste" is NOT       
recommended for yoga lessons (unless the participants are very   
advanced I'd say), but a can't-go-wrong for anyone who likes his 
beats HARD. Nevertheless this goes way beyond the boundaries of  
simple Rhythm Noise, with complex and intelligent ideas that will
definitely appeal to your third eye - Namaste!

Tracklist:
1 Bangalore 4:26    
2 Budgam 3:42    
3 GOA 4:44    
4 Haryana 4:31    
5 Moga 3:40    
6 Nagpur 3:24    
7 Punjab 3:58    
8 Ramu-Ki 4:09    
9 Walk In The Himalayas 5:26    
10 Maharasta 3:25    
11 Chak Malook 3:10    
12 Kalkuta 3:42    
13 Zuo 3:23