Comments on: Cross-Cultural Music Improvisations: A Conversation with Dan Harper

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By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:17:02 +0000

I found mine on AddisTunes.com http://www.addistunes.com/Invisible_System_Punt/
A work well done, Dan!

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By: AddisTunes

AddisTunes — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:30:57 +0000

You can now buy it on Addis Tunes!

http://www.addistunes.com/Invisible_System_Punt/

By: Gareth Yates

Gareth Yates — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:26:43 +0000

I bought mine from http://www.psyshop.com and a friend bought his from http://www.harperdiabate.com else you can also buy the physical CD at http://www.cdbaby.com although amazon/play and hmw work too

By: Dan Harper

Dan Harper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:09:43 +0000

‘sturdy Ethiopian vocals are matched against backing that veers from wailing psychedelic rock to trance, trip-hop and dub, it’s an impressive achievement.’ – The Guardian, Robin Denselow ‘New rave goes global. The rave crowd may love such deranged energy.’ – Uncut, Nigel Williamson ‘some of the album’s tracks have a brooding intensity which make them as compelling as anything I’ve heard this year ‘- Songlines, Howard Male ‘you can imagine this becoming a mind blowing rave classic, pushing the envelope beyond Ethiopqiues nostalgia.’ – MOJO, David Hutchenson ‘there are moments of electrifying mystique’ – Fly Global, Tim Woodall ’there’s a pleasing headiness to its rough charm’ – The Independent, Andy Gill ‘a startlingly original combination of Ethiopian roots and pop with dub, electronica and psychedelic rock’ – fRoots, Jamie Renton ‘this wonderfully strange and slightly otherworldly album’ refuses resolutely to be pigeon holed. One of the most startlingly original musical adventures of the year giving a whole new meaning to the term ‘fusion music’. – R2 / rock N Reel, Dave Haslam ‘like an exotic mythology flung into outer space‘ – World Music Network, TJ Nelson ‘an unhinged sense that anything could happen, it grows with each listen’ – fRoots, Jamie Renton ‘It’s an album that, to its credit, solidly defies easy description. It needs to be heard several times and each reveals a new delight’ – AllMusic.com, Chris Nickson ‘Each time you hear the songs, you hear something different as this will be the longevity of this world class fusion CD’ – LAsThePlace.com, Los Angeles ‘The DIY feel of the arrangements suits the brooding other-wroldliness of the Ethiopian vocals far better than many more expensive productions.’ – The Telegraph, Mark Hudson ‘I encourage everyone to check it out, but not try to capture it..just feel it.’ – Max Benkole Jarrett, BBC World Service ‘Brings together a fine mix of musicians to create a festive-sounding album recorded in Ethiopia’ – New Internationalist
Live Review A recent review wrote : HYPERLINK “http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18360″ \t “_blank” http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18360 Posted on Tuesday 20 May 2008 – 06:27 Congratulations to the organizers of the 7th Ethiopian Music Festival, which was a resounding success and brought great sounds to Addis Abeba. The only show I caught, due to overload, was Dan Harper. His work is astounding, bringing together house/techno beats both slow and fast with beautiful Ethiopian singers singing traditional songs and melodies to ride over his beats. World fusion taken to another level and maybe another musical revolution in the making? Definitely a memorable night.

By: Dan Harper

Dan Harper — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:17:04 +0000

ps it is also available as a download album through itunes etc

By: Dan Harper

Dan Harper — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:14 +0000

In the US you can use e.g. amazon.com / co.uk, or play.com or hmv.com and I am talking to a few US record shops out there and it is a few if you google it, unfortunately my disi are not really getting it that far in the shops, they are quite small

Email me at dan@harperdiabate.com else danieleonharper@gmail.com.

Best
Dan

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:34:10 +0000

Where can I buy your CD? Is it available in the U.S.?