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The new CD, "Invasion", is now available on planet earth!!
Alien Chatter
has returned with their sophomore release entitled “Invasion”.
The new CD finds the duo of percussionist Satnam Ramgotra and keyboardist
Rodney Lee delving deeper into their unique spin on Indo-Jazz fusion that they
now call Indo-Jazztronica.
Furthermore, on this recording a few earthlings have joined Alien Chatter
on their cosmic explorations. Perhaps one of the most recorded guitarists
of our time, Michael Landau, is featured on a few tracks along with
Shri Aloke DasGupta on sitar, and Jimmy Mahlis on oud. Bassists Shawn
Davis, Rico Belled, and Stan Sargeant provide the low end.
“It is our ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, says
Rodney Lee. We poured everything we had into this recording over the
past few years, and we are extremely proud of the results. Listen for
the unexpected…there are a lot of twists and turns in these compositions.”
Indo-Jazz
Fusion and beyond
"Their shit's trippy, funked-up
and jazzilicious, laced with extra helpings of curry powder or double
doses of chill-pill, depending on which way their galactically informed
muses sway them."
Tom Cheney, The LA Weekly
Alien Chatter is the unexpected duo of Indian
percussionist Satnam Ramgotra and keyboardist
Rodney Lee. Their sonic emissions are a sophisticated
blend of atmospheric electronic textures and exotic
rhythms. It’s an eclectic mix of Indian tabla
drums, acoustic jazz piano, synths, beatbox, spoken word in a primordial
soup of electronics. The resulting experience is what happens when Massive
Attack meets Tabla Beat Science and chill
with the martians.
Formed in 2002, Alien Chatter was surprised, to so say the least, by
the critical acclaim heaped upon their genre busting debut release,
"Music For Aliens" in 2003. In addition, they began to acquire
a diverse and ever-growing audience from their live performances throughout
Los Angeles...an eclectic audience seeking refuge from the sameness
of the music around them.
"We are continually overwhelmed by how
well the music works on listeners who have no idea what they are about
to hear, says Rodney Lee. In a lot of ways it is refreshing to play
for an audience that has no pre-conceived expectations and is open for
something new."
Individually, the duo has racked up an impressive list of credits as
'hired guns' in the music world. Satnam has played drums, Tabla, and
percussion with everyone from Beck to Sting to Nikka Costa to Niyaz
and Cheb i Sabbah and has worked extensively on film and television
music. Rodney Lee has played/recorded with Terence Trent D'Arby, Freddie
Hubbard, Anastacia, Jody Watley, The B-Sharp Jazz Quartet, and many
others. Lee has also been involved in composing music for film and television.
In
the tradition of Indo-Jazz Fusion and world electronic artists such as John
McLaughlin, Shakti, Mahavishnu Orchestra,
Zakir Hussain, and Talvin Singh, Alien
Chatter is forging new ground with it's unique modern take on East meets
West.
"We call it INDO-JAZZTRONICA,
says Satnam Ramgotra. So Sit back, relax, and listen to Alien Chatter."
Alien Chatter Promo
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