Six Degrees
2006
Bombay Dub Orchestra
About This Album
Bombay Dub Orchestra is the brainchild of two British producers, Andrew T. Mackay (a TV/film score composer and classical arranger who has worked with everyone from Herb Ritts to L.A. rock & roll outfit VAST) and producer Garry Hughes (Björk, Sly & Robbie) with master mixing engineer Daman Sood. They figured by bringing beats, keyboards, a full Indian string orchestra -- 28 pieces strong, folks (12 violins, eight violas, and eight cellos) -- some Indian session players, and a couple of killer vocal performances, they could make something really different in terms of chillout music. They were partially right. The beats here aren't new, and the accent on making music that is edgeless, warm, and "pretty" here can be a detriment in places as well as an asset. That said, it is effective in painting a certain musical picture, and not like Enigma, either. The press release cites Bollywood film soundtracks as being one of the project's directives, but there is little of that here. Mostly it's electronic exotica featuring this overwhelmingly beautiful string group who knows how to improvise on a melody and session players who can site read and improvise. The textures are impressive, as are the dynamics, and make up for the lack of beat originality.
Track List

Disc 1 (try tracks 4,6,7,8,10 and 12)

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