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1 GIANT LEAP : 1 Giant Leap

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1 Giant Leap is Faithless founder Jamie Catto and Artist/Producer Duncan Bridgeman. To create this record the pair travelled the planet. They took with them a video camera and a laptop computer and captured all the sounds and images on their travels.

As background to the project they embarked upon a global journey that included Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, United Stated and United Kingdom, equipped solely with a digital audio camera and a vision. This vision - to capture and share with others, the unique fusion of sound, image and spoken word from some of the world's most influential artists and musicians such as Neneh Cherry, Michael Stipe, Dennis Hopper, Asha Bhosle, Kurt Vonnegut and Baaba Maal.

The result is a collision of cultures and musical styles. World music meets rock music, pop meets dance, countries contribute culture. The voices on The Way You Dream include REM's Michael Stipe and Asha Bholse of India. On "My Culture" Faithless frontman Maxi Jaxx and Robbie Williams take lead. Neneh Cherry from the UK adds her voice alongside Speech from America and on "Ta Moko" New Zealand meets France meets India meets Turkey meets Thailand meets South Africa. Michael Franti contributes to "Passion", Grant Lee Phillips is on "Racing Away".

Like Deep Forest, 1 Giant Leap goes deep as well. The album is sound, rhythm, images, storytelling. This sort of album comes along rarely. It is a treat.

by Hector the Rock Dog

Track Listing
1 Dunya Salam (feat. Baaba Maal)
2 My Culture (feat. Robbie Williams and Maxi Jazz)
3 The Way You Dream (feat. Michael Stipe and Asha Bhosle)
4 Ma' Africa (feat. the Mahotella Queens and Ulali)
5 Braided Hair (feat. Speech and Neneh Cherry)
6 Ta Moko (feat. Whiri Mako Black)
7 Bushes (feat. Baaba Maal)
8 Passion (feat. Michael Franti)
9 Daphne (feat. Eddi Reader, the Mahotella Queens and Revetti Sakalar)
10 All Alone (on Eilean Shona)
11 Racing Away (feat. Grant Lee Phillips and Horace Andy)
12 Ghosts (feat. Eddi Reader)

Label

FMR


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