Untouchable Outcaste Beats, Vol. 1

Various Artists | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tommy Boy
• ASIN: B000009OIN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,557 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mathar

2. Streets of Calcutta

3. Cybersitar

4. Theme for the Outcaste

5. The Hand of Contraband

6. Meditation

7. Bengali Song

8. Stay Right Here

9. Mind Filter

10. Take Off Your Clothes to Feel the Setting Sun

11. Jungle Sitars

12. The Firefly

13. Dancing Drums [1997 Mix]

14. Voices [Remix]

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of Site!, January 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Untouchable Outcaste Beats, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

The great thing about this disc is how it mixes older funk/psychedelic rock tunes with Sitars (Mathar and Streets of Calcutta)with newer techno sounding ones (Cybersitar) and songs that could be considered acid Jazz (The Hand of Contraband). It also captures more traditional sitar playing in its own rite. Listening to this disc is like taking a trip to different countries and worlds to hear many artists interpreations and styles of sitar playing melting with many different music genres. I can't stop listening to it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Th CD will open your eyes!, November 9, 2001

By 

shardul shah (Birmingham, AL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Untouchable Outcaste Beats, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

How good can a various artist Cd get? Is there a limit to a single CD's greatness? Can a Cd be so good that you cannot stop listning to it? Yes there is. This one. This CD is very unusual totally racy and expermental and is a true winner. Excillent tracks by some of the best artists to come out form the Asian Unnderground Movement. It also has some classics from the 60's and 70's flower prower era. Besides jungel standerds by the likes of Nitin Swahny, Shri and Barmarsh there are some excillent break beat hooks by Up, Bustel and Out and Pressur drop. In fact "the theam from outcaste" is probably the best electronic track i have ever heard period. Also T.J. Rehmi and Niraj Chag lend there fantastic expertiese to this already beautiful collection of stars and ofcourse there is the timeless classic Mathar....only song i have ever heard where electric guitar and a sitar actually work. I never review a Cd unless i am gonna give it 5 stars and trust me, I would give this one 20 if i could . Excillent cd.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exotic, October 31, 2001

By 

Matthew Arieta "TheWebCoder" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Untouchable Outcaste Beats, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This CD, while not nearly as well known, ranks up there with Sounds of the Asian Underground. I woudn't say that about many other indie mixes, except maybe Tabla Beat Science, and some of Badmarsh & Shri's best stuff.

Here's my breakdown:
1) The cover art is cool.
2) The title for the CD is pretty damn bold. I wondered if the music could hold up to a title like that. Happily, it does.
3) About the music: This CD moves in and out of traditional and modern techniques. We are presented with some of the ancient power instruments such as tablas and sitars, mixed with warm deep base, and electronic beats. The producers took care to let us enjoy each aspect fully. The past and the present are combined into something greater than the sum of its parts. In this way, we get a primordial sound that at once doesn't feel dated.

A must have addition to any indie collection.