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Section: PICKS & PANS; SONG
Deep Forest French mixmasters Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet fell upon a magical formula in 1992 with their first and enormously popular Deep Forest album, layering traditional ethnic melodies and vocals over a postmodern techno-trance beat. That composite was assembled with studio enhancement and distortion, creating a sound at once synthetic and tribal. On Boheme, the Deep Forest team is up to their transformative ways again. This time the inspiration is Balkan rather than African. The primary vocalist is Hungarian Marts Sebasteynne, and the texture is more instrumental, less electronic. The result, however, is just as exotic and enthralling, particularly on the gypsy romance of "Bohemian Ballet" and the misty mountain chant "Marta's Song." Once again the influences wander rather far afield. Consider, for instance, the Mongolian cast of "Gathering" or the Celtic lilt of "Deep Folk Song." Wherever Deep Forest puts down its roots, it manages to conjure up a haunting musical hybrid. (550 Music) ~~~~~~~~ By DAVID HILTBRAND Copyright of People is the property of Time Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. Source: People, 6/26/95, Vol. 43 Issue 25, p28, 2p. Item Number: 9506291561
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