Guest ruiagnelo Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Gonjasufi: The Caliph's Tea Party remix album - listen to Mark Pritchard & Bear In Heaven mixes now It's a tricky thing, re-working a completely unique and peerless piece of music. It is made even trickier when the personality behind the original music is so vivid and otherworldly that it is almost sure to continue to cast it's long shadow over whatever new form is chosen for it. Of course the questions of whether or not to remix Gonjasufi's classic A Sufi and A Killer arose, but with that voice and those songs, it was never going to fail. Of course the fact that Gonja had made fans out of quite a few incredibly talented artists didn't hurt either. So, The Caliph's Tea Party was slowly summoned to life. Like the Caliphs of the Ummahs of the 7th century, orchestrating affairs from their palaces, Gonjasufi has assembled a collection of artists in his musical world and invited them to exchange ideas. In this spirit, the symbolic and musical centerpiece of the album, as well as its namesake, is the result of the mutual admiration formed between Gonjasufi and Broadcast and The Focus Group. A bewitching, drastic re-working of 'DedNd' it takes the form of a suite of layered compositions and radiophonic transmissions. Elsewhere, reinterpretations from new talents shine while established artists continue to surprise. Mark Pritchard channels Ennio Morricone with epic orchestral dystopia on his remix of 'Ancestors' while retaining the inherent gravity of Flying Lotus' original production. Young guns Shlomo and Jeremiah Jae eschew their labeling as 'beatmakers' and tap into a fractured emotional core within 'Change' and 'Holidays', respectively, giving them new leases on life as subtly mechanized melancholia. Bibio smooths out the rough edges of 'Candylane' for a remix indebted to the 1980s R&B leftfield, while Brooklyn's Bear In Heaven and Oneohtrix Point Never deal in heavy motorik meditations and ethereal musique concrete. That The Caliph's Tea Party lives up to it's concept as a companion piece to A Sufi & A Killer is not only a sizeable accomplishment, but also a testament to the source material. Gonjasufi has emerged in 2010 as the most striking new voice in a vast musical landscape that continues to outrun true classification. With so many errant strands of creativity moving in all directions, it may well prove fortunate that a Caliph has been selected. Preorder Gonjasufi - The Caliph's Tea Party at Bleep (see photos for the silver foil - on both the vinyl and cd versions) Gonjasufi - The Caliph's Tea Party Released 4th October 2010 on silver foiled digipak CD, limited edition silver foiled vinyl and digital 01. Ancestors ((Dreamtime) Mark Pritchard Rmx) Listen above 02. Candylane (Bibio Remix) 03. Ageing (Dam Mantle Remix) 04. The Caliph's Tea Party (Broadcast & The Focus Group "DedNd" Remix) 05. Kobwebz (Jeremiah Jae Remix) 06. Love Of Reign (Bear In Heaven Remix) Listen above 07. She's Gone (Oneohtrix Point Never Remix) 08. Holidays (MRR Remix) 09. Change (Shlomo Remix) 10. My Only Friend (Hezus Remix) 11. DedNd (agdm Remix) 12. SuzieQ (Dem Hunger Bowel Blood Remix) Link to Warp's page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Kingdom Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 How about an instrumentals version? Not a bad list of remixers, curious to hear what they do. (I would start by trashing the vocal track) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 What a talented lineup of producers for such a horrible vocalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruiagnelo Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 i have had his debut for quite a while now and still haven't got a moment for a decent listening. there's been a lot of positive critics and some say it's already a classic, but for me, at the moment, it's just another warp release. i hope i change my perspective soon, with a proper listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 02. Candylane (Bibio Remix) 04. The Caliph's Tea Party (Broadcast & The Focus Group "DedNd" Remix) Now THEY should be interesting, especially the second one. Cool that they've done the title track as well. I've said it before but I laughed when I first heard Gonjasufi's stuff. Before that I was enraged at how bad I thought his vocals on the FlyLo album were. I don't know what clicked, but something made me just try A Sufi and A Killer, and since then I've loved his stuff. Pre-ordered this new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 What a talented lineup of producers for such a horrible vocalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 just now getting into sufi and a killer, it's great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 What a talented lineup of producers for such a horrible vocalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 just noticed "04. The Caliph's Tea Party (Broadcast & The Focus Group "DedNd" Remix)" this will be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr12000 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Bibio, Jeremiah Jae, Shlohmo, & Dem Hunger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 just noticed "04. The Caliph's Tea Party (Broadcast & The Focus Group "DedNd" Remix)" this will be interesting instead of doing remixes, I wish Broadcast & The Focus Group would do another album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruiagnelo Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Bibio, Jeremiah Jae, Shlohmo, & Dem Hunger! i really want to hear the bibio remix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr12000 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I'm most pumped for the Dem Hunger mix. Shits gone be babababaattty ratty shatyyyscatty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 just noticed "04. The Caliph's Tea Party (Broadcast & The Focus Group "DedNd" Remix)" this will be interesting instead of doing remixes, I wish Broadcast & The Focus Group would do another album... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 What a talented lineup of producers for such a horrible vocalist. His vocals grew on me very quickly. I hated his voice at first, but that's part of the charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 His vocals grew on me very quickly. I hated his voice at first, but that's part of the charm. ² I'm actually very excited to hear this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 the OPN remix is the only one i'm really curious about. gonjasufi's album seems like it never caught on. eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokn Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 interesting. the mark pritchard remix for me is pretty bad. ancestors is such an amazing track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I was curious when I heard him on the track on Fly Lo's LA album. So I went out and got a Sufi and a killer. I am gradually warming to it. IMO It's one of those ones that you are unlikely to instantly enjoy listening to but perservere and it becomes a much more enjoyable album. Instant classic though, not so sure. I agree that this remix album looks like there will be a few golden nuggets in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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