one of spark´s first tunes from around 2001. listen closely and u might hear uncle nusrat fateh ali khan in there.... or not ? birds recorded live in badRam´s backyard. great dramatic melotron style keys & some acoustic guitar work by him, too. some cümbüs saz by shazam added after an istanbul trip. this is the downbeat version of the tune, we also have one which is more in yr face, look out right here!

Bukhara Gardens

we worked out this remix within like 3 sessions for berlin underground label duplikat records. never met anyone of those international citizens tho. guess they had disbanded just when we turned the tune in...
the original track can be found on the kaffee burger compilation album from 2006, dont think this version ever saw a release ?

CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL - DOUBLE OH - spark* remix

a tune that went thru a lot of changes along the way. we still love to play it, especially live :)
this version has not been released yet and is only waiting for the next d&b revival, when everybody´s yawning about slow beats. note the build up 6/8 section in the center of the tune. 
(another, more radio listener friendly version has been issued on a compilation in 2008 by ipek)
on most occasions, spark dig this bassy version more tho :D  

spark approached this remix in the spring of 2003 for berlin world music label piranha records. since then balkan beats have been exploding all over the place and around 2005 we lost interest in this polka party stuff. we dig art more. and bass too :) nevertheless, if u like it, do give us a thumbs up or something here..

FanfareCiocarlia-IagBari-SparkRmx

a light bollywood tune remix originally conceived for an advertisement project which got abandoned. but here´s the music :)

lata mangeshkar -  chupe chupe khade ho - easy spark rmx

Jazzy D & B with a far eastern twist in melody and overall vibe, 
recommended for home or car / bar listening AND use on open minded dancefloors.

Eastern Comfort

this is an early demo version of a tune first conceived in a session together with dub gabriel from SF, podinski of XLt and us, spark in a long night at berlin art house tacheles (not tahrir) in 2010. the tune is still being processed, but it was about time we put this version up here as a very small tribute to the courageous people of egypt who PEACEFULLY managed to  turn over the old fucker, mubarak. it was about time! 
podinski is on keys & steel drum perc... 
dub gabriel on turntables and in command... 
badram on keys, guitar, beats, darabouka and everything else... 
shazam on bass, cumbus saz and on the recording button for al jazeera.

one milllion!

Spark are a Berlin based electronic - acoustic duo consisting of far travelled multi instrumentalist Badram (originally from NYC) and DJ Shazam, who also plays instruments.
Mostly they feel inspired by music & culture further east than the Balkans and more south than the alps. In fact, they can go off in many directions if they dig a groove or a melody.
In many cases they will combine it with a heavy bassline and some dubby sounds, strong beats and whatever fits into their frame of taste, but not the hype of the hour .
They have been known to remix other artists as well as producing their own tunes. At their rare live performances you might find em joined by befriended artists swimming similar waters and often also by VJ Podinski of XLt fame.

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