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*Hulu Project / TranceSiberia
CCn'C Records 2001 - No.3 at World Music Charts Europe 2001 - Nominated "Best of WMCE 2001"
Intensive interpretation of shamanistic singing from Sakha (Siberia), combined with todays western club-culture | from tradtional and mystic essays, ritualistic ceremonies to modern urban forms with Stepanida Borisova.
Press Review by Folk-Tales ( Portland USA, 2001):
"The Hulu Project is a duo of renegade musicians, Hubl G on drums and sampling/programming, and Luigi Archetti on guitar and effects. With many projects ranging from world to jazz to experimental, this disc comes as a logical next step for the pair. Here they team with Stepanida Borisova, a woman with a background in Yakutian vocal music from extreme north eastern Siberia. Adding to this mix are a brace of musicians from around the globe, running the gamut from didgeridoo and Celtic harp to soprano sax and turntable scratching. It's a complex mix of sounds, with
Borisova's wonderful vocals over top, singing songs from a tradition as ancient as time itself.
The music of Yakutia could be best described as legato Amerindian. (Borisova's vocals remind me of some traditional Blackfoot styles, only with notes sustained and vibrato added.) She sings the traditional songs of her people (some translations are provided), covering many of the universal song subjects: love, loneliness, and worry. Although a trained singer, she limits pure technique for emotion, showing an amazing amount of restraint at times (she's also an esteemed actress and concert singer in Russia). She also controls this disc: no matter how fascinating the music underneath her is, she is the focal point. She has two solo a cappella tracks here, the gentle "Keghe" being the most fascinating, with Borisova dropping vibrato (almost a trill) on every note. A beautiful style, and a mesmerizing performance." |
