It never rains, but it pours. After yesterday's Richard Norris themed gush, he and Erol Alkan are back on our music radar with the release of Ark 1, a collection of the pairs highly sought after Beyond the Wizards Sleeve edits, taken from the four very limited 12"s released over the last three years.
Suffice to say this is seriously heavy-duty psyche-kraut-freakbeatery right here. The album is a coup de grâce to the re-edit detractors and their accusations of a lack of originality - we just don't get it either. Norris and Alkan are virtuosos who, with their encyclopedic knowledge of music and genre cross-pollination, prove re-edits, in the right hands, make for sublime musical experiences far exceeding the sum of their parts.
Ark 1 is a great way to get your mitts on tracks you may have missed the first time around, but more importantly, if this is your first Beyond the Wizards Sleeve trip, sit back, clear your mind, and prepare to have your third eye squeegeed and your chakras shook. It's potent stuff.
Beyond the Wizards Sleeve - Don't cry girl
Beyond the Wizards Sleeve - Path through the forest
Beyond the Wizards Sleeve - Bubble Burst
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