Planet Paprika - News from the Grand Master

It is increasingly difficult to talk about the new releases from the house Essay Recordings. The thing is that you're just trying for as yet unknown artists, to expend superlatives because of their originality. Then appears the 2nd album and tops the first, and what you write then. The third makes only worsen your problem. - And now for Shantel, who has built a solid reputation as a grandmaster of the Balkan pop redlichst deserves. So if we want to remain objective.
What's new in Planet Paprika: There - to the last - no number without vocals. This may be regrettable if one is pure instrumentals friend, or welcome, if you do not give up the human voice.
After a few pieces that are all very danceable, two numbers stand out clearly. One is a tribute to the legendary Greek underground artist Anestis Delias (1912 - 1944), the Rembetiko conspired, which can be heard even, virtuosity involved in a new accompaniment.
The other track is the voice changed so far electronically, that it is at the same time are able to recognize as the voice, but also as another strange differentiated instrument in the musical fabric woven. My absolute favorite track at all the wonderful melodies that always drive us in the limbs irresistible. It is interesting how Shantel expands his musical home and Greece intensely involving.
What would please me as a composer and musicologist: If Shantel would extensively with the "Phénomène Aksak", the operations described in the Balkans irregular rhythms deal. This poses new challenges for the dance enthusiastic following.
Here's the tracklist:
Goodnight amanes / Planet Paprika / Wandering Stars / Bucovina Original / Being Authentic / Citizen of Planet Paprika / Sura Ke Mastura / Usti, Usti Baba / Eyes of Mine / Binaz in Dub / Beauties from Athina / Ex Oriente Lux / Good Morning amanes.