Freeform - Audiotourism, Original Music: Vietnam and China

You can either see Audiotourism, Original Music: Vietnam and China as another lame attempt at a "worldbeat" synthesis that strips a music of its tradition or as a clever meeting between folklore and experimental techno. Simon Pyke (aka Freeform) uses for these very intelligent tracks recordings of traditional Vietnamese and Chinese instruments (like the dan bau, the suona, the co'ng) and adds field recordings in public places. The human element is strong, the flutes and reed instruments provide the main melody, the percussion instruments structure the rhythm. Read More