Supperclub presents Nomads

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  • Just when you think the downtempo compilation market is running out of steam, along comes another winner to reinforce the longevity of this genre. Mind you, to pigeon-hole Nomads as chill-out would be a disservice to the variety and vibrancy on show here. No way is this a cheesy cash-in, it's pick of genuinely sought out horizontal grooves with a strong Asian flavour, compiled and mixed by Jimmy Jazz. A couple of the names will be familiar - Nitin Sawhney, Jah Wobble and Fragile State for instance - but the majority were new to me. The inviting, spaced-out cocktail of Dzihan & Kamien's 'Just You And I' was a particular highlight, also Sunil's 'Calcutta', which sounds like an old school ambient track. Gillespie's 'Oblique' is another well worth catching, driven by a booming bass under cool keyboard tones. Sawhney's 'Sunset' is a beguiling vocal track, and Jah Wobble's Bill Laswell collaboration 'Alsema Dub' is spiced up with trumpets drifting in and out of focus. Nomads is perfect late night material, and something well worth exploring. There's not a dud track in sight.
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