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Tribal Connections
Dance Electronica with Tribal elements.

The name Tribal Connections comes from music being a primal connection between us. The cover indicates that tribal people and a modern day DJ, all have music in common.
The title also alludes to the album's electronic music having tribal parts in there.


Released: 15 September, 2011.

Available on:
iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tribal-connections/id466065691

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NPCNM0/ref=dm_sp_alb
Zune -  http://social.zune.net/album/Groove-Yantra/Tribal-Connections/391bf306-0100-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933/details

Liner notes:
Made with love in the Mission district in San Francisco, California and inspired by the sounds of the universe.

Influences include Balkan music, Classical Indian music, the Roma, Middle-East percussion, South American rhythms, Progressive Rock, San Francisco Bay Area, Burning Man, the 604 Community, How Weird Street Fair, Iyengar Yoga, the monsoons in Pune, sunsets at Rio de Janeiro.

Vocals on Dissolution by Ajay Purkar, recorded in Pune, India

Gratitude to my sisters and friends for their support.


Cover art - Hand painting in Warli style by Asha Sophia.

Songs:

1 - Yearn to Learn Eastern
A floating electronic journey accentuated by Middle-Eastern percussion.
Inspired by belly-dance music.

2 - Recombinant Evolution
A Balkan groove with some jazz and tempo experimentation.
Inspired by Balkan beats and gypsy jazz.

3 - Excursions In Dubistan
A backbeat overlaid with different, folk rhythms.
Inspired by dub, dubstep and bhangra

4 - Bollywood Crisis
A blending of many Indian styles, reminiscent of Bollywood mish-mash movies.
Inspired by folk music and electronica.

5 - Dissolution
A four-on-the-floor beat with soothing, classical Indian vocals on top.
Inspired by drum-n-bass and classical Indian music.

6 - Chewing Coca
Complex beats with tribal elements, in a rainforest setting.
Inspired by South American polyrythms.

7 - The Blue Pill
Gritty folk beats merging in an urban environment.
Inspired by bhangra and dubstep.

8 - Cross Poly Nation
Experimental, modern song from multiple influences drawn from all over the world.
Inspired by folk music and trip-hop.

9 - Nomadic Meanderings
Folk music sounds mixed with a riveting bassline and a rock beat.
Inspired by Flamenco, rock and trance