Geiom 'Island Noise'

GEIOM

ISLAND NOISE

BERKANE SOL

(NOVEMBER 2007)

Following an acclaimed series of five 12” vinyl releases, the Berkane Sol label brings its long awaited first CD album by Nottingham based producer Geiom (real name Kamal Joory).

The title track sets the tone with a warm reggae style melody alongside futuristic arpeggios and an aquatic sub-bass. ‘Farski’ delves into the little known world of 70’s Persian funk ballads, whilst ‘Canopy Desire’ evokes a filmic narrative revolving around digitised Angolan percussion. Pheli Nazir, a magical collaboration with singer Khalid who featured on ‘Zalim Maar Daala’ (BRK005), closes the album with a classic lovesick Indian vocal.

'Island Noise' combines dancefloor dynamics with real attention to song structure and an intricate and playful use of dub style delays that make it well suited to home listening but still heavy on a sound system. Exploring the many possibilities of the 140 tempo, tracks such as ‘Inbuilt Chaos’ and ‘Getaline’ feel something like languid, laid back dub, whilst tracks like ‘6 Times 7’ and ‘Cardoza’ pick up the pace with some crisp two-step riddims.

Geiom draws a whole world of music into his menagerie of sound.

TRACKLISTING

1. Island Noise
2. Canopy Desire
3. Hydropine
4. Six Times Seven
5. Everlasting
6. Futurerustic
7. Farski
8. Safety Patterns
9. Getaline
10. Cardoza
11. Inbuilt Chaos
12. Pheli Nazir