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"Ab-I Hazan" from Su
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CD Review, by Chris Nickson
Mercan Dede, Su (Escondida)

Building on Dede's previous work, this album on the theme of water starts with a feel similar to Miles Davis's In a Silent Way, but with a decidedly Turkish inflection in rhythms and melodic phrasing.  Dede's subtle, seamless mix of electronics and real instruments falls between the exploration of world music and the serentiy of New Age, as on the gentle, measured flow of "Al-I-Tarab" or the restrained tribal rhythms that power "Ab-I-Hayat." The lulling, liquid moods of the tracks shift gracefully; nothing ever jars.  In that flow there's plenty of beauty, but somehow precious little emotion. 09/30/05
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