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Seed
Afro Celt Sound System
Seed
Genres: International Music, New Age, Pop
 
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In 1996, the Afro-Celt Sound System formed a sound clash that mixed Irish music, dance floor grooves, West African percussion, and the kora. While there were highlights, often with help from high profile singing guests lik...  more »

     
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All Artists: Afro Celt Sound System
Title: Seed
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Real World
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 9/23/2008
Genres: International Music, New Age, Pop
Styles: Africa, Europe, Britain & Ireland, Middle East
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 884108011027

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In 1996, the Afro-Celt Sound System formed a sound clash that mixed Irish music, dance floor grooves, West African percussion, and the kora. While there were highlights, often with help from high profile singing guests like Sinead O'Connor and Peter Gabriel, the albums were fragmented. Now the members have shortened their name to the AfroCelts for their forth album, declaring that the Sound System isn't applicable because they've evolved into a more conventional and fully formed group. The change sounds radical, but it's really just a refinement in their working relationship and songwriting skill. Consequently, Seed holds together more strongly as an album. The songs are more consistently crafted and sonically rich here, with different voices and instruments coming to the fore, but never outshining the greater whole. Highlights include the blues slide guitar-driven title track, the wholly acoustic (which is a first!) and Irish jig-inspired "Ayob's Song/As You Were," and the Radiohead-influenced "All Remains." --Tad Hendrickson

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A FABULOUS Blending Of Music!!!! 2 Thumbs WAY UP!
Carla Jefferson | Pennsylvania, USA | 03/27/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I maybe late in the game of knowing this group, but I am hooked now! My mother and I first saw them on tv, channel 35(wybe). We were just cruisin' thru the channels and heard this great music and just had to take a look! Glad we did! After I heard the song "Seed", that was all she wrote, LOL! I had to find out who this group was and I came down later that evening and looked them up on Amazon and orderd it! The blending of the different genres of music is pure genius!!! What a FANTASTIC find this CD is! Afro Celts' music will draw you in and keep you there! :0) All I have to say is ORDER IT!!!"
Absolutely wonderful
Ryan Sawhill | Charlotte, NC USA | 09/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just got this three days ago.

I have been listening to it at work non-stop, ever since I first put it in.

So far, that's about 25 hours. Seriously.



The guest artists (22 according to the liner notes) on this disc are awesome. The energy.. mmmm... Somehow it's able to keep me going with a buzz all day, without forcing a frenetic burn-out as most of my other fast electro-ish albums inevitably do. Absolutely grateful. I have other albums by the Afrocelts, but at the moment, this is definitely my favorite. It's a gem."
Music Should Rule the World
KG Goodwin | Baree Australia | 02/15/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If music ruled the world...there wouldn't be any wars. This album is a perfect blend of two very diverse cultures, & yet the music works in perfect unison & harmony. The mystical style of celtic music, combined with the rhythmic style of traditional african music is truly unique!

I first heard Afrocelts in the soundtrack from Riding Giants(in Laird Hamilton's story - when he discovers a new way to surf giant waves)and it blew me away!It's one of those 'Serendipitous' things...

'Lucky Me' to have found this little treasure!"