Part of our 'Orchestra of Samples' project, 'Return of Django' features well known French artist DJ Zebra on guitar alongside Daniel Correa‘s gaita flute recorded in Colombia.  The enigmatic ‘wild west movie’ vibe is driven by the slow beating congas of Cyrille Lecoq and the strange rotating ‘blow pipes’ invented by musician Nicolas Bras, both recorded in France. Samples recorded in the UK include world renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie on ethereal sounding crotales and Kat Richmond on violin, alongside further percussion recorded in Brazil and Colombia.

More info and to see the one minute video teaser:  www.orchestraofsamples.com/releases/returnofdjango

Return Of Django - ADDICTIVE TV

Born in India, blinded as a small child to being awarded an OBE in 2017, Baluji Shrivastav is one of the best sitar players in the world.  We recorded him at home and picked out a few choice cuts and spliced them together to create the main melody.  The track also features samples from improvised sessions with French singer Aurélie ‘Lilly’ Jung and tabla virtuoso player Kuljit Bhamra MBE. More info: https://www.orchestraofsamples.com/releases/orchestra-of-samples/track/sitar-hero/

"Sitar Hero"

ADDICTIVE TV BIOGRAPHY

Once so eloquently described as ‘next level shit’ by Grandmaster Flash, British collective Addictive TV create music with a difference; it's music you can see.  They’re “responsible for mind-bending live entertainment” according to UK newspaper The Times, and US entertainment magazine Paste said “Addictive TV completely blew my mind! …a compelling pop-culture audio/visual avalanche!” whilst in the past, DJ Magazine previously voted them twice #1 VJ in the World alongside their Top 100 DJ Poll, saying “they’ve become famed for their eye-popping live shows, shredding and cutting film with beats into a heady, mind-meltingly funky mixture”.

From music festivals to arts events, including the UK’s Glastonbury Festival and WOMAD, venues from the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Shanghai, Addictive TV have now performed in over 50 countries. On the directing, sound design and installation front, Addictive TV have created work for the likes of Adidas, Red Bull, EA Games, Water Aid, Greenpeace and Hollywood studios including Paramount, Universal and 20th Century Fox have all used their movie remixing talents to create alternative trailers for films including Iron Man and Fast & Furious.  

They’ve won international acclaim for their latest project and album ‘Orchestra of Samples’, described by The Quietus as “enthrallingly unexpected” and by The Times as “ingenious and compelling”.  Created by filming over 200 musicians around the globe improvising, Addictive TV then sampled and seamlessly spliced them together into a digital supergroup of international artists who never met but play together on screen!  Huffington Post said “Addictive TV create the perfect integration of audio and visual technologies in their thrilling live show”.

"Sitar Hero"

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