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Brit Lost in Kasbah
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For the CBC Arabian challenge, Jan 2011
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Genre
World • Traditional Arabic
Charts
#72 in subgenre Peak #2
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Peak #51
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
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January 22, 2011
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MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 4:00
Story behind the song
Another odd piece created for the brilliant Coconut Blues Club challenge. This time the fiendish Jude Law has set "Arabian" as a topic to test us, and as usual it was amazing fun to try and come up with something. My general idea was that of a hapless Brit wandering off in a souk or kasbah somewhere and, after initially being freaked out, soon gets acclimatised and enjoys his afternoon. Thanks and credit to Safwan Matni, whose fantastic VSTi instruments made this possible. Check them out at http://smatni.tripod.com/safwanmatnivstplugins. I hadn't even heard of half these instruments, but I knew the sounds I wanted and they're all there, expertly reproduced.
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TMN - Too Many Notes
Feb 18, 2011
Transported me right back to the markets of Marrakech here, man, brilliant! Great melodies and rhythms. Very cool when the chord progression comes in, to contrast with the modal moments.
Michael Duran
Feb 12, 2011
excellent mastery of the Eastern scales and moves, this sounds exotic, fresh & authentic!
Rodrica Rudge
Jan 28, 2011
You've really captured the Eastern atmosphere, textures and tones with this one, and I like the little bursts into a more "Western" melody line from time to time, it highlights the East meets West theme. Fantastic job!
Dr. Bob's Jazz - Benefit Boppin' Quartet - JBBQ
Jan 27, 2011
Seth this is a GREAT song with a clever title as well, but a subtitle could also have been "...and found in Kasbah". Now, if allowed, I'm going to dl this truly outstanding song so most excellent for the CBC Arabic Song Challenge. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO TO YOU, SETH!!!
Finnski
Jan 26, 2011
Brilliant!!!
Michael Bennett
Jan 24, 2011
It makes me happy to see you younger folks doing creative stuff like this (at my age, almost everyone is younger ;) Anyhoo - - this was one of my favorites from the other night and I don't think you'll ever post a clunker! Nice one!!!
Ralph Atkinson
Jan 24, 2011
This has me doin' tha funky camel! That synth line at the beginning is brilliant. Great stuff, Steve!
Eddie Clites
Jan 24, 2011
Very vivid. The little lost dude at :11 keeps running into strange and sometimes shady characters like a Mad taxi driver at :32 , and their argument at :48, Oh and then he gets dumped in that sinister place at 1:20, and ends up explaining himself to the police at 2:08 and then meets a translator at 2:30 and finally finds his way out at 3:28 with his new friend. Wild ride!
Carlo D'Anna
Jan 23, 2011
Another one of my favs! This is a great song through and through! A marketplace and a lost Brit! Wonderful conception!
Mary Clare Springer
Jan 23, 2011
Magnificent Arabian tune Steve!! Love the instrumentation and percussion combination. Loving the journey this is taking me on...