Saracen (Dig)

Jeffery Stott, Jef Stott | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Six Degrees
• ASIN: B001675SVM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,557 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Invitation to a grand Middle Eastern soundfest........!, July 22, 2008

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Ciara (Somewhere in glorious Alaska) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Saracen (Dig) (Audio CD)

This album is sure to bring accolades to Jef Stott, who wrote every song, and to his record label, Six Degrees. It is one amazing, inviting ride... One can almost feel the desert wind on one's face. Nothing sedate about the music here - - it is all pulsating, thrilling, whirling, daring you to join in the Great Dance.

My very favorite is a new version of the song he's brought us before, the title track, Saracen (Eye of Horus vocal mix), five+ minutes of sheer, exquisite inspiration. And, how about "Overland", that quiet beginning that senses an approaching storm, then midway through, that galloping ride on a (camel?) through the midnight darkness. What story accompanies each song? Each of the ten songs has great depth and dimension, with the exception of the song "Medina Stepper", quite a bit stretched-too-tight and harsh, in my humble opinion. The rest are triumphant. There is a finely honed mixture of percussion and instruments, from the Oud, Saz, Cumbus, Yali Tambur,Santoor Bendir - -and many more - - sometimes gently spilling over with empathic soul, other times just bursting with vibrant, magnificent passion. Many songs are instrumentals, the guest vocalists (MC Rai, Hooman Fazly and Reda Darwish) are pure heaven, and all are richly mixed with multiple layers of luscious, breathtaking sound.

5.0 out of 5 stars Transportation, April 4, 2011

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R. Barker "i eat books" (Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saracen (Dig) (Audio CD)

Enjoyed this album. If you don't mind a slow song, right after a very upbeat song (which I don't mind)it's great to listen to and a couple of songs would be very easy to dance to.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, February 22, 2011

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joel muro "Ineedalife" (Denton, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Saracen (Dig) (Audio CD)

Sender sent a personal note and added a bit of her native language...just a really cool thing to do. Product was in superb shape, though I must admit, I need to listen a few more times...to get used to it.