I made this remix for the original score to the feature film PURE for a scnee dealing with death & rebirth. Originally i wanted to license a Cheb I Sabbah song but the deal fell through. So with two weeks left before the sound mix of the film I decided to remix a song by a similar artist. 

Andrew from Interchill Records hooked me up with Wadada from Suns of Arqa. Little did I know at the time that Suns of Arqa were the pioneers of world beat, the first to combine Indian Raga with Dub & Electronic music! Based in Manchester UK they have been at the forefront of the genre since 1979!

Wadada loved the remix and we began collaborating. I ended up joining the band and I produced songs on many of their albums. I performed with them at Glastonbury Festival and at the Telerama Dub Festival in Paris. I even brought them to my hometown of Montreal to perform at a festival.

For this remix I took the recording of the flute of bansuri master Ragunath Seth from Mumbai and built a song around it. I enlisted the incredible talented Geeta Sparkle to sing overtop and she blew me away with the power and emotion of her performance. We created this song together over the course of a week and it remains my favorite song I ever produced!

Interesting production note : I did not use any synths in this remix. All those waves of sounds were made using my guitar and FX pedals.

The remix was featured in the climax of the film PURE and on the film's soundtrack CD. It was featured on the Suns of Arqa album "Hallucinasia". Plus I enlisted immersive video projection pioneers Moment Factory to create a music video that was featured on the Suns of Aqra DVD release "Hindu Pict".

Hallucinasia

ARKA CD 33125

Cosmic Jugabandi (GUAPO's Chill Remix feat. GEETA SPARKLE)

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From underground dance floors to global festival stages, GUAPO has built a solid reputation as a DJ, atmospheric guitarist and producer who thrives on the unexpected. With festival appearances spanning three continents, including Glastonbury (UK) and Telerama Dub Festival (Paris), his electrifying sets have earned him international recognition. 

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As DJ & Music Coordinator for fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier’s PINKARNAVAL and Cirque Du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté's TERRAKARNAVAL, he played to crowds of over 15,000 spectators, fusing music and fashion into an unforgettable spectacle. 

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His HOUSE MUSIC sets are a seamless fusion of tribal percussion, AfroBeat Funk, Latin sophistication and Brazilian sensuality, expertly layered with soulful House and funky Electro.

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