Inverse Gravity Vehicle is a musical project by Deborah L. Knights & Jwa Hinton with vocal samples from Prof. J.R.R. Searl featuring a host of guest musicians including Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) and  Keith & Steffe (Here and Now).  In their extra terrestrial sonic studio in the heart of Glastonbury they channel and co-create some of Avalons’ finest Ambient Auras and Spectral Sonic Soliloquies.

Jwa (aka Joie Hinton) is well known for his keyboard playing in the legendary Ozric Tentacles, Eat Static & Nodens Inctus.  His musical evolutionary styles have often created a sonic synaptic bliss and his resonant frequencies shine through here.  Along with Deborah L. Knights’s cryptic-mystic Vocals and neo-classical compositions their symbiotic sound weaves a fascinating tale of adventure and mystery.  Often equally challenging and engaging, this music is uniquely placed in its aural auric field and fuses the sonic sensibilities of ambient, freaky electro and experiemental music.  The essence of each of the pieces and songs draw the listener into the world of possibilities raised by the controversial New Energy Technologist, John Searl and his Inverse Gravity Vehicle.

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Syrian Disco @ Glastonbury Festival

The BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury Festival 2011 seemed to include only one “World Music” artist, Omar Souleyman from Syria.  His set was a fantastic opportunity to embrace something of the spirit of the modern Syrian music format which was one guy on synths (playing both traditional melodic riffs  and percussive fills) and a Setar player doubling up on the riffs, and Omar himself who was not so much the lead singer, but the charismatic front man who was the face of the music, occasionally giving shououts to himself or singing a little riff on the main melody line.  Most of all he was looking cool in his shades and middle eastern attire .

The sonic spectrum of electronica that they were using are characterised by the basic and rawness that is typical of modern middle eastern popular music. Keyboards must be able to use Quarter tones in order to play the traditional melodic riffs and bigger synthesiser manufacturers like Korg, Roland & Yamaha do not market synths with quarter tone capability, so its down to smaller manufacturers like GEM to cater for the Specialist Middle Eastern / Arabic music markets. Our Moroccan musician friends have a special additional pad plugged into their GEM keyboard, that was used to shift tunings on the main keyboard, allowing them to reach all the notes they needed for each composition.

Of course, in many ways I would have preferred to hear these tunes played by a 15 piece Arabic Ensemble with Oud, Setar, Tar, Daf and Doumbak. But part of the raw charm of the music comes form being part of the typical sound of Arabic Pop.

Photos by Valerio Berdini

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Omar Souleyman: Jazeera Nights

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Dream Creation

Experimental Sound Project has a new track exclusively available on this edition of Dream Creation Magazine.  Dream Creation has been publishing news and views from the underground music, arts and consciousness network in London since the early 1990′s.  It’s a magazine for  hyperspacial dreamers, dakini dancers and surreal psychedelicists.  Reflecting on the contemporary state of the Global Psychedelic Trance scene and dazzling us with insights and interviews from some of the worlds leading lights in the modern electronic music epoch.

The New Magoo by Jon E.S.P.

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The magical Music of Mali can claim no finer proponents of that incredible sound than these two Maestros, Ali Farke Toure & Toumani Diabate.  Playing Guitar and traditional Kora, their mingling vibrations have long delighted listeners since their first collaboration, “In the Heart of the Moon” back in 2005.  Now we have another beauty to enjoy in the form of this new release on the ever joyous World Circuit Records, simply titled “Ali & Toumani”.

Anyone who loves the beauty of music and the simplicity of melody and harmony should hear this.

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