The composer of digital music known as
Malazan has released his latest LP album, “Shango.” The LP
comprises 18 original tracks for an approximate total listening time
of 75 minutes. This length makes “Shango” not only Malazan's most
significant full-length record to date, but also his most significant
double LP. It has been
published on the up-and-coming independent music label, the Gods of
Dance and War. Earthy, raw, and primal in its feel, tone, and warm
grooves, “Shango” is a return to the savannas of Africa and the
rainforests of Central America with Malazan as your dubstep guide.
Malazan, a DJ from Canada's Victoria in
British Columbia, has purposefully made his record with the idea of
bringing listeners back to their roots in mind. This concept of
returning home seems (and sounds) to be both musical and cultural in
nature.
“This is tribal dubstep,” writes
Malazan on his official Soundcloud page. “Let me take you back to
the jungle. Because humans are monkeys.”
While it's certain that tribal drum
sounds resonate with every known group of people on Earth, and that
this is partly what Malazan means by taking people back to the
jungle, “Shango” is also somewhat of a return to jungle music, a
smaller branch of early electronica from the 1990s which later came
to be known as drum and bass.
Malazan explains, “The name Malazan
comes from a book series, the Malazan Books of the Fallen, written by
Steven Erikson. [For me,] Malazan is a metaphor for the roots of
dubstep and the roots of humanity combined into one music journey.
Dubstep comes from dub reggae and 2x4 garage, and what you hear today
is far removed from the roots.”
Still, Malazan is no puritan calling
out for a return to the traditions of old.
“It is not necessarily a bad thing.
Because both [music styles] now exist simultaneously.”
Released to the public partially on his
Soundcloud channel and officially around the world on 20 August 2014,
“Shango” is already turning heads in the digital music
underground.
DJ Umb of GenerationBass.com writes of
“Shango,” “Haven’t posted much Dubstep in quite a while, but
stumbled upon this and really enjoying it’s Tribal Dub elements.
Listening to this is a bit like traversing through an amazonian
jungle in Cinemasound, it’s hypnotic and visually stimulating!
Great stuff man!”
“Shango” by Malazan is available
online worldwide. Get in early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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