G.S. Schray – Whispered Something Good
Düsseldorf-based DJ, producer, and Salon Des Amateurs resident Jan Schulte, aka Wolf Müller or Bufiman, pulled together this excellent concept album featuring his personal favorite “tropical drum” music made in and around Germany in the late 80’s. Germany is not a country known for tropical rainforests… Rather, these artists have imagined tropical worlds in which these sounds originate, much in the same vein as Jon Hassell’s fourth world concept. Schulte says the compilation stems from a “general fascination for music that describes places where the artists have never been. Songs about the jungle or the rainforest made by people that know the rainforest only from television and books. Somehow I think you can hear their mythical imagination and fantasy in those tracks.” The music featured here lies in a sort of tribal folk jazz realm with a distinctly avant-garde approach to improvisation and production. It’s a great full listen and one of our favorites to put on during the late hours when the listening bar became a portal to new worlds of sound.
– Phil Cho
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Avant-Garde / Drums / Exotica / Fourth World / Obscure / Tropical
Tracklist:
A1 – Om Buschman – Klang Fängt An
A2 – Total Art Of Percussion – Wuhan Wuchang
A3 – Argile – Tagtraum Eines Elefanten
A4 – Rudiger Oppermann’s Harp Attack – Troubadix In Afrika
B1 –Argile – Kleine Rosa Wolke
B2 – Sanza – Sounouh
B3 – Om Buschman – Prima Kalimba
C1 – Bob Moses / Billy Martin – Boat Song Part II
C2 – Ralf Nowy – Akili Mali
C3 – Trimopen – Wagagroove
C4 – Om Buschman – Hey Tata Gorem
D1 – Om Buschman – Hey Tata Gorem (Wolf Müller Edit)
D2 – TCP – At The Waterhole (Wolf Müller Edit)
Credits:
Compiled By – Jan Schulte
