Name: Dark Matter : Moving At Speed Of Light
Brand: Afrika Bambaataa

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Limited edition

Release date

2007-08-14

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F Minor

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Afrika Bambaataa

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Hip Hop

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back in stock. premier conceptualist and grandfather of dj culture afrika bambaataa continues his quest to wed sci-fi electronica with earthy funk on 2004's 'dark matter : moving at the speed of light'. bambaataa's one-world / one-love ethos, which has been central to all his recordings, is represented here by various ethnic flavors, among them the sitar-drenched indian melodies of 'got that vibe' (with rapping by king kamonzi), and the minimalist latin feel of 'electro salsa'. there's also a cover of manu dibango's uptempo 'soul makossa', which filter's the song's dancy afro-pop through bambaataa's techno lens. one of the album's best and most provocative moments is bambaataa's cover of gary numan's 'metal', appropriately, the version mixes robotic alien pop with pumping house music. numan himself adds vocals to the new track, as does rapper mc chatterbox. elsewhere the album sticks to speaker-rattling dance anthems, as on 'dark matter', 'take you back' (which takes its cue from old-school jb's instrumentals), and 'meet me at the party', which merges '70s funk basslines and vocoder tricks with kraftwerk-inspired synth patterns. 'dark matter' proves bambaataa still has some electro-funk magic to dispense, even 25 years after his first genre-defining experiments.

Dark Matter : Moving At Speed Of Light

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