Ex-Centric Sound System

West Nile Funk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2004)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: IndieLand/EXS
• ASIN: B0002VB1OQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,327 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars 'Feel the bass in your body' - and boy, do you., August 29, 2004

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WorldDiscoveries.Net "Bill Donovan, Reviewer" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ex-Centric Sound System (Audio CD)

The former bassist for David Bowie, Lou Reed and Ngegocello wants you to 'feel the bass in your body' - and boy, do you: WEST NILE FUNK is modern African-rooted drum and bass at its hardest - joined by Ghanian musicians and an African tinge which remains more European Afro-funk than actual African.
 This is the band's second full-length release and is meant for modern world dance floors - and for people who think most world funk is too light on the beat or too soft on African.
 It would be even more fitting to view this band live, when dancers are added - but as WEST NILE FUNK is only a cd, take it on the tempo alone: it takes the fast dancing of general African music, erases the hiphop elements which don't fit, and turns up the amp and volume a notch.
 WEST NILE FUNK is everything west of the Nile, from West Africa to Caribbean influences: it's not as beefed-up bass as modern drum n bass listeners are used to, but it makes up for the tone down in a complexity most drum and bass dance collections lack.
Not recommended for sit-down listening: WEST NILE FUNK is dance floor beat at its best.

5.0 out of 5 stars groove &substance,, March 20, 2005

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tara jones (ny,ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ex-Centric Sound System (Audio CD)

i'v seen the band last summer ,live in detroit,it was the music i allways wanted to get,but couldn't find, its funky , it has dub in it, did i say africa?,this is the band that made me love african music,this is my generation,{i'm 26}where drum&bass,dancehall,hiphop,and africa,are all coming together,positive,the bass player{yossi fine}is amazing,i'v never seen anybody playes like that,if i could recomend a cd to start up your morning,"WEST NILE FUNK"is it