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Karsh Kale
Released 2003

Instinct
05:42
2,362 plays

Milan
08:53
2,177 plays

Liberation
04:56
2,001 plays

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- 1
- Liberation
- 04:56
- 2,001 plays

- 2
- Instinct
- 05:42
- 2,362 plays

- 3
- Analog Mood Swings
- 06:28
- 1,538 plays

- 4
- Milan
- 08:53
- 2,177 plays

- 5
- Break Of Dawn
- 07:24
- 1,726 plays

- 6
- Dirty Fellow
- 04:47
- 1,437 plays

- 7
- Letting Go
- 06:12
- 1,692 plays

- 8
- GK²
- 04:58
- 1,201 plays

- 9
- Cinematic Reprise
- 02:57
- 1,170 plays

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- Epic
- 05:32
- 1,272 plays

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album review

Indian percussionist and composer Karsh Kale's second effort for the Six Degrees label offers further evidence that the man is simply incapable of producing a boring album. On Realize, his full-length debut (not counting his many remix credits and studio appearances with such artists as Sting, Bill Laswell, and Herbie Hancock), Kale promiscuously blended electronica, classical Indian music, and rock & roll, and he does so again on Liberation. But he avoids repeating himself by incorporating orchestral strings on several tracks (courtesy of the Madras Chamber Orchestra) and by refining his approach somewhat, doing more with fewer musical elements. The neat and tidy jungle beats, distorto bass, and melismatic female vocals on "Instinct" may not be exceptionally innovative, but they sure work well, and the incongruously titled "Dirty Fellow" is both melodically sweet and headbangingly funky. The album's two highlight tracks are "Milan," which cleverly blends tabla, flute, funky drumming, and strings to create something that sounds very much like what Bill Laswell is often trying for and frequently missing on his own worldbeat experiments, and "Epic," which closes the album with a lush and gorgeous soundscape over which funk beats are layered episodically. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide