Hu Vibrational - Universal Mother

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Review by Константин Лимонов

Hu Vibrational's Universal Mother is a unique and captivating album that takes listeners on a journey through a fusion of different musical styles and cultures. The album is a mesmerizing blend of African rhythms, jazz, funk, and electronic music, showcasing the band's versatility and creativity.

The opening track "Jungle Jazz" sets the tone for the album with a lively beat and intricate percussion. "Zikr" follows with a more spiritual and meditative sound, featuring the use of the Sufi chant "Allahu Akbar" and the Indian tabla.

The album continues to surprise and delight with tracks like "Bantu" which features a funky bassline and saxophone, and "Umbria" which combines traditional African rhythms with electronic beats. "Kush" is a standout track that features the hauntingly beautiful vocals of Amma Whatt and a driving rhythm that is impossible not to dance to.

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Twins04:15
In the Field02:09
M'Bip00:58
Born from the Sea04:22
Red Ochre Cowrie04:13
Luna00:44
Amma02:14
Hakuna01:10
We Call to Her06:22
Ninety-Six Lotus Blossoms01:16
Nammu02:23
Mandala02:27
Meta M'Bulu04:12
Her Dream of Peace02:22

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Catalog Numbers

SJR LP 139

Labels

Soul Jazz Records

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Notes

  • Features: Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake and Brahim Fribganeas.
  • Special guest: Yusef Lateef.
  • Produced by: Carlos Niño

About Hu Vibrational

Boonghee is a new dance music that there is no specific rhythm to. It's a gathering of grooves. Boonghee is onomatopoeia. You feel it in your ass. Lead by the pillow-padded-mallet-hit deep bass resonance and high-pitched hand slaps of the Udu clay drum of West Africa, Boonghee Music is very circular and profound. Something like a phenomenon, and somewhat a mixture of minimal hip hop, Big Black hand drumming, and broken-beat, Boonghee Music is all organic, with no electronics, save for the recording apparatus. The colors atop the drums are vast and streaming and can come from any kind of instrument; primarily they are percussive. A few in the collection used for these recordings are dusungoni, sintir, thumb pianos, harmonium, batajon, talking drums, dumbeks, and flutes. Bringing this music to life are two incredibly gifted drummer/percussionist /composers from Chicago that have been running together since they were 14. Adam Rudolph & Hamid Drake met in a drum shop on the East Side of Chicago and later took classes together with local A.ssociation for the A.dvancement of C.reative M.usicians elders. Today, some 30 years past that genesis, the two are world-renowned in many circles of music for their very special, expressive styles and range. From, Pharoah Sanders, Yusef Lateef, Joseph Jarman, Bennie Maupin, the late Don Cherry and many others famous for their contributions to so-called jazz, Rudolph and Drake have put there mark on many important groups and eras. From Drake's touring with avant garde bassist Fred Anderson, session work with Bill Laswell and many other projects in between, and Rudolph's Meta Records catalogue of independently produced albums with his group Moving Pictures, opera recordings, and many an experimental set with Yusef Lateef, the two keep very busy. You will find an 18 year old Rudolph playing congas on the Strata album Maulawi and you will find Rudolph, Drake, Foday Mussa Suso and Don Cherry on the obscure late 70's recording Mandingo Griot Society. The list of artists that these two have played with is too long to give here. Hassan Hakmoun, Lester Bowie, Joe Bowie, Kenny Cox, . . . it's really long. Occasionally making time for their own ideas to come together in a duet style - Hu Vibrational was born the last time Drake made it to Los Angeles and the two decided to make a dance record. 2000.Rudolph decided it felt like Boonghee. And so it is. Completing the Hu Vibrational trio is producer Carlos Nño. A frequent collaborator of Rudolph's and a local rising dj/producer talent, Nino served as a co-musical director for the sessions herein and was asked to set tempos, outline rhythms, select instruments for texture and design the sound. Not yet well known outside of Los Angeles, Nino is making a good deal of noise with his production of concerts (from the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Gary Bartz NTU Troop, Terry Callier and Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson to Saul Williams, Divine Styler, Blackalicious and DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist,) records (by jazz vocalist Dwight Trible "Horace

Real Name

    • Carlos Niño
    • Adam Rudolph
    • & Hamid Drake

Members

  • Adam Rudolph
  • Hamid Drake
  • Carlos Niño
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Summary by Константин Лимонов

Universal Mother is a fantastic album that showcases Hu Vibrational's unique sound and musical prowess. The band seamlessly blends different musical styles and cultures to create a truly unique and captivating listening experience.