Whirl-Y-Waves Vol.3
Sounds Imported

Over on Chilled Too! the journey continues through a colourful and diverse soundscape of deliciously textured grooves. The haunting, melancholic intro of Mask’s ‘Lambent Spire’ gives way to the gloriously chilled and deeply dramatic ‘Earthgarden’ from Nada, which sets the tone for the rest of this extraordinary journey. ‘The Ballad’ is a deep insight into The Spy From Cairo’s multicultural album ‘An Eye on the World’, which leads through to Kaya Projects dubby percussive groove ‘Olelo’, taken from the fantastic album ‘Walking Through’ on Interchill Records.

Gaudi delivers one of the many highlights on this CD, in the form of the abstract titled ‘…and the Earth Said: Oh My God!’ from the album ‘Bass, Sweat & Tears’, again on Interchill Records. Here catchy, feel-good tribal harmonies combine with a simple drum loop and percussion, driving the mood forwards and up, before sweeping into the cheeky Hammond chords and quirky world of OTT’s ‘Cley Hill’, a tune from the album ‘Blumenkraft’ that is a journey in itself. Elephant Talks ‘The Lark and the Preacher’ lively Celtic/folk fusion lends an ear from the Afro Celts, whilst the fathers of ambient electronica, The Orb, deliver what appears to be a tribute to their own early 90’s anthem ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ with their upbeat yet spacey ‘Appletree in my Backyard’.

Sounds From the Ground’s ‘Burning Bright’ is an infectious slice of percussive ambient breakbeat, whilst ‘Space Baby’ by Gargoyle (OTT in disguise along with Simon ‘Shpongle’ Posford) delves into the realms of slightly twisted ambient-electronica, backed with the soothing vocals of Michele Adamson, whose sound here is reminiscent of Miriam Stockley’s vocals in the early 90’s classic ‘Only You’ by Praise. ‘Space Baby’ blends smoothly into the penultimate offering of Sounds Imported, which is Protocultures ‘Homeworld’, a two-part track that has been a core part of the parachute dance in the recent months leading up to the release of this CD. The first half of this track teases and coerces the listener with tasty grooves, ethnic chants and subtle hints of what is yet to come, before fading into a spacey mid-track breakdown that then embarks on the ambient psy-trance finale. And finally, and fittingly, Twofish, a group that first frequented Whirl-Y-Gig back in the Shoreditch days, round off this excursion with a mix of acoustic guitar and deep, squelchy beats in their aptly titled ‘Deep Base 9’.

‘Sounds Imported’ is undoubtedly the most complete compilation in the Whirl-Y-Waves series thus far, successfully touching on the many elements that contribute to the Whirl-Y-Gig soundtrack that has inspired the young and the old over so many years. Given such quality it seems unnecessary to add that this 2CD compilation is an essential addition to any dance music collection, although sometimes even the obvious is understated.

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