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Even when paying homage to the Moroccan music she grew up with, vocalist Natacha Atlas can't help but let the multicultural and modern seep in. With bossa nova, Western pop, and just a thin slice of electronica figuring into the mix, the "back to my roots" album Mish Maoul is a rich collection of music that doesn't sound decorated but natural coming from an artist who prides herself in being a musical nomad. Easy to believe a nomad's memories of her homeland would be foggy and sentimental, and easy to believe the modern nomad's soundtrack would sound something like this -- only something like this because this is far and away Atlas' most personal album. Suitably, she seems totally in charge of its construction, making interesting production choices with the help of Temple of Sound, Timothy Whelan, and others. For someone who has worked with Transglobal Underground, Art of Trance, and Jah Wobble in the past, the restraint Atlas uses on the rhythmic and ritualistic "Hayati Inta" is surprising and creates an intoxicating tension with only a slight bit of electric guitar revealing this isn't a field recording. Minor bits of studio trickery decorate the otherwise earthy "Bathaddak," while the playful "Haram Aleyk" lazily strolls from organic to electronic and back again. Pulling out the stops are the Massive Attack-by-way-of-Bollywood "Lil Khowf" and the much more pop "Feen," which could be considered the album's lone stumble depending on your tolerance for sweet "You can do it!" songs. With only a Brazilian-flavored acoustic guitar supporting Atlas' entrancing voice and heartfelt delivery, "Yariet" brings the album to a soft, organic close and suddenly it becomes apparent that despite the electronics and genre blending heard previously, Atlas music isn't so much "otherworldly" now as "worldly" in the most eye-opening sense of the word.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Count Dubulah, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sparkes, AssociatedPerformer - Sofiane Saidi, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Bernard o'neil, AssociatedPerformer - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Ali El Minyawi, AssociatedPerformer - Louai Henawi, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
S. Herbert, ComposerLyricist - Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Count Dubulah, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Page, ComposerLyricist - Emi Virgin Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Julie Higgins, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - REAL WORLD WORKS, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Bernard o'neil, AssociatedPerformer - Princess Julianna, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Ali El Minyawi, AssociatedPerformer - Aytouch, AssociatedPerformer - Gamal El Kordi, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Sparkes, AssociatedPerformer - Nizar Husanyi, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Count Dubulah, AssociatedPerformer - Sofiane Saidi, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Bernard o'neil, AssociatedPerformer - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Yazid Fentazi, AssociatedPerformer - Hamid Benkoudier, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Count Dubulah, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sparkes, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Bernard o'neil, AssociatedPerformer - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Whelan, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Princess Julianna, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Yazid Fentazi, AssociatedPerformer - Ali El Minyawi, AssociatedPerformer - Louai Henawi, AssociatedPerformer - Gamal El Kordi, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Count Dubulah, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sparkes, AssociatedPerformer - Ibrahim Kawala, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Nizar Husanyi, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Abdullah Chhadeh, AssociatedPerformer - Count Dubulah, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sparkes, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Whelan, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Hamid Mantu, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Mika Sabat, Programmer - Ali El Minyawi, AssociatedPerformer - Gamal El Kordi, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Count Dubulah, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Sparkes, AssociatedPerformer - Sofiane Saidi, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Clotaire K, AssociatedPerformer - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Ali El Minyawi, AssociatedPerformer - Gamal El Kordi, AssociatedPerformer - Hamid Benkoudier, AssociatedPerformer - Youssef Nabil, AssociatedPerformer
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Natacha Atlas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Eagleton, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Annie Reed Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lipservices, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
Album review
Even when paying homage to the Moroccan music she grew up with, vocalist Natacha Atlas can't help but let the multicultural and modern seep in. With bossa nova, Western pop, and just a thin slice of electronica figuring into the mix, the "back to my roots" album Mish Maoul is a rich collection of music that doesn't sound decorated but natural coming from an artist who prides herself in being a musical nomad. Easy to believe a nomad's memories of her homeland would be foggy and sentimental, and easy to believe the modern nomad's soundtrack would sound something like this -- only something like this because this is far and away Atlas' most personal album. Suitably, she seems totally in charge of its construction, making interesting production choices with the help of Temple of Sound, Timothy Whelan, and others. For someone who has worked with Transglobal Underground, Art of Trance, and Jah Wobble in the past, the restraint Atlas uses on the rhythmic and ritualistic "Hayati Inta" is surprising and creates an intoxicating tension with only a slight bit of electric guitar revealing this isn't a field recording. Minor bits of studio trickery decorate the otherwise earthy "Bathaddak," while the playful "Haram Aleyk" lazily strolls from organic to electronic and back again. Pulling out the stops are the Massive Attack-by-way-of-Bollywood "Lil Khowf" and the much more pop "Feen," which could be considered the album's lone stumble depending on your tolerance for sweet "You can do it!" songs. With only a Brazilian-flavored acoustic guitar supporting Atlas' entrancing voice and heartfelt delivery, "Yariet" brings the album to a soft, organic close and suddenly it becomes apparent that despite the electronics and genre blending heard previously, Atlas music isn't so much "otherworldly" now as "worldly" in the most eye-opening sense of the word.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:23
- Main artists: Natacha Atlas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mantra
- Genre: World
2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd 2006 Mantra Recordings Ltd
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