yunfei

11.6.07

		Hey Eugene!
		i remember hearing rave reviews for their debut album "sympathique" (1997), but that was before the time i was actively excited about music in general. now that i'm hooked on "the bird and the bee" (see previous) which also lies in the electric/lounge genre, i decided to give this a spin. and woah. this is world music as 'world' as it can be. the orchestral arrangements are breathtaking, and vocalist china forbes is simply amazing. languages are executed with such astounding grace and precision, you are forced to believe they're ethnic. (arabic anyone?) with the english lyrics so heartbreakingly cheeky/sad/happy all at the same time, it would be a blessing to be able to understand the multiple languages so flawlessly presented. without doubt, this is music that truly breaks the boundaries of time and space. Labels: music