Artist	Song
Alog	Leyden Jar (Miniatures . 2005)
Aphex Twin	Fenixfunk 5 (Analord 10 . 2005)
Talvin Singh	Butterfly (OK . 1998)
The Books	Tokyo (The Lemon of Pink . 2003)
Icy Demons	The Silent Hero (Icy Demons . 2004)
August Born	Birds & Sun & Clay (August Born . 2005)
Sun City Girls	The Vinegar Stroke (Torch of the Mystics . 1990)
Shalabi Effect	Imps (Pink Abyss . 2004)
Badawi	Enter The Heretic (The Heretic Of Ether . 1999)
Comus	Songs to Comus (First Utterance . 1971)
Lula Cortes e Ze Ramalho	Harpa Dos Ares (Paebiru . 1975)
The Skygreen Leopards	Clouds Through Sparrow's Eyes (Life and Love in Sparrow's Meadow . 2005)
Panda Bear	Untitled 5 (Young Prayer . 2004)
Hamza El Din	Song with Tar (Escalay, The Water Wheel . 1971)

Comment:

A gradual recession from harsh electronics and computer-generated sounds into natural, organic terrain. Oriental flavors are the mark of tracks three through to six. Later, the Sun City Girls move the vibe into middle-eastern grounds, which carries through to Badawi, and then regresses into the touchy folk of Comus. From there the natural Brazilian acoustics of Lula Cortes merges into the western folk of the Skygreen Leopards and then into the celebratory handclaps of Panda Bear (of Animal Collective), eventually ending with some truly down-to-earth world music, guided by the beats of the `tar', a traditional Nubian drum.

All things return to dust.

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