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C CAT TRANCE Zouave
C Cat Trance were formed by multi instrumentalist John Rees Lewis after his departure from Medium Medium, taking the band's drummer Nigel Kingston Stone with him. The band are seen as members of the post-punk movement, but that's not all that is to say about their sound. C Cat Trance incorporated ethnic music into their compositions before world music became a popular genre. Their influences come mainly from Northern Africa and the Middle East. A lot of people have played with the band, creating a unique mix of pop, new wave, club and world music. Zouave was the band's third album and completes the Klanggalerie re-issue programme. It came out in 1986 on UK label Ink Records. For this re-issue we have included the 12" singles Ishta Bil Habul and Jinniyya. Remastered by Martin Bowes. Full tracklist: 1. Wind Howl 2. Betty 3. He's Crazy 4. Taksim 5. Ishta Bil Habul 6. If You Steal 7. Take Me To The Beach 8. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 9. Shake The Mind 10. Ishta Bil Habul! (Cream Galore!) (Dance Mix) 11. Jinniyya 12. Sudaniyya (Minimal Mix) 13. Ishta Bil Habul! (Cream Galore!) (Edit Mix). Price: € 18,-/copy incl. worldwide shipping.
Nie brak tu oczywiście arabskich wpływów, które już na wcześniejszych wydawnictwach były znakiem rozpoznawczym C Cat Trance. Tak dzieje się choćby w przebojowym Ishta Bil Habul czy w pomysłowej wersji Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin z repertuaru The Righteous Brothers. Kilka lat wcześniej The Human League zamienili tę balladę w synth-popowe arcydzieło, a w 1986 roku C Cat Trance wpisali go w etniczne brzmienia. Największe wrażenie robi jednak finałowe nagranie: Shake The Mind, w którym Anglikom udaje się stworzenie własnej wizji psychodelii.
(Nowa Muzyka, September 2021)
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