Into the Eye of the Storm

 

Kaya Project is the Downtempo music created by Seb Taylor from Brighton, UK. He mixes Dub, Ambient, tribal, Dubstep, Drum n Bass into his Downtempo stylings. 

Desert Phase is the fourth Kaya Project album, a voyage into global electronica inspired by windswept journeys through the Sonoran Desert, the Thar Desert, & the Northern Sahara. It includes many recordings captured by Seb & Natasha Chamberlain in Arizona, Rajasthan, & Morocco, from the desert dwelling musicians of Jaisalmer to Moroccan bazaars to atmospheric desert winds recorded amongst the sand dunes in North America. Some of the tracks are bolstered by the addition of additional musicians back in London like the vocals of Shahin Badar & the upright bass playing of Riad Abji. In the studio Seb also added musical contributions from vocalists Irina Mikhailova, Sabiha Khan, & Deeyah, as well as Deepak Pandit on violin & Omar Faruk Teklibek on ney / zourna. 

 

Kaya Project - Desert Phase, Interchill Records ichillcd038, 2010.
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The Stranger Rolls In
Desert Phase
Ummah Oum (featuring Shahin Badar)
The Fortress
Desert Child
When Only Sand Remains
Dust Devil
Eye of the Storm
Vijaya
Calico Stomp
23 Towers
The Fourth Age of Sand 
Dobro
Arizona Morning Cocoon
Sundown

 

 

 

While Desert Phase drew its inspiration from the time Seb Taylor & Natasha Chamberlain spent in some of the world's largest deserts. the distinctive Kaya Project sounds were turned over to the talents of a group of accomplished producers across the globe to see what sort of re-interpretations would emerge.

Scattered across 3 continents, the select remixers represent a diverse range of musical inclinations from modern Downtempo to Dubstep, breaks, glitch hop, techno, & drum'n'bass sensibilities. 

 

Kaya Project - Desert Phase Remixes, Interchill Records ichillcd041, 2010.

When Only Sand Remains (Tripswitch Rremix)    
Ummah Oum featuring Shahin Badar (100th Monkey remix) 
Desert Phase (Hibernation remix)
23 Towers (Eat Static remix)
Dust Devil (Liquid Stranger's Cortex Vortex remix)
23 Towers (Biotone remix)
Desert Child (Oblique Industries Inner Child remix) 
Sundown (EarthRise SoundSystem remix) 
Calico Stomp (Gaudi remix)
Eye of the Storm (Chaos by Design remix)    
Dobro (The Opiuo Bro-Cuzz remix) 
Vijaya (Bluetech remix)     
23 Towers (Interpulse remix)

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ