Rainbow Arabia
The Basta
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Description: | CD EP on Manimal |
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| Format: | CD single | |
| Label: | Manimal | |
| Price: | £6.49 (sorry - sold out) | |
| Cat#: | MANI007CD | |
| Availability: |
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Now available again just after a 2 page feature ran in NME a few weeks back. Los Angeles duo, Rainbow Arabia releases their debut EP "The Basta". The band consists of Danny & Tiffany Preston (formerly of Future Pigeon and Pink Grenade) who have married American experimental dance music with a heavy dose of Middle Eastern influence. Since forming in early 2008, they have played extensively in Southern California - they performed a prime time spot at the first annual Manimal Festival in Joshua Tree and are planning a full US tour with fellow Angelenos and dance enthusiasts, Hecuba. Their debut single "Omar K" has been flooding the airwaves on KXLU in LA along with heavy airplay on WNYU in New York and a feature on Indie 103.1's new music show "Dead Air." Watch out for the action packed video "Let Them Dance" to be released later this summer. Musically, Rainbow Arabia work a pretty minimal setup. While the overall vibe stays in place, their means of execution requires many parts. The synth and drum machine workouts are certainly house-meets-tribal, but the menacing beats realized in "Let Them Dance" and "Hear No See No" aren't what lend those particular cuts their bones. What really sticks out are the serpentine guitar lines that slither their way through the EP, sometimes taking on the shape of post-punk spikes, garage crunch, and Edge-like delay effects. That sort of guitar eclecticism is mirrored in turn by Tiffany Preston, whose yips, yaps, and prairie crows work well in the Rainbow Arabia's efforts to transport as much as immerse. An easy reference point would be Ponytail's whirling frontwoman Molly Siegel. While her vocal turns aren't nearly so easy to place stylistically, the two both hit high registers some might call distracting more than complimentary
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