Rachid Taha: "Tekitoi" (new release)

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Who has heard this? The reviews I've seen have been pretty positive. I figure it's worth starting a thread about because I know that at least chuck and h. like Rachid Taha, and I could imagine some of the rest of you finding this one interesting, at least going by what little I know about it.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Sunday, 17 October 2004 01:46 (twenty-one years ago)

And Begs2Differ likes him too, though I think he is on sabatical.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Sunday, 17 October 2004 02:51 (twenty-one years ago)

(t''t's liked taha lots, uhuh, uhuh)(hasn't heard this 1)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 17 October 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Heard the cover of "Rock the Casbah", which was alright, but after 'Medina', I'm a bit skeptical

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Sunday, 17 October 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought MADE IN MEDINA because Nigel Williamson wrote that it was way past Page and Plant's attempted Rock X North Africa. He's so right! And to think that Steve Hillage of Gong is the Page figure, and they've got Galactic, the New Orleans jam band, in there too.It's one of those rare more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts payoffs, like the MERMAID AVENUE sessions. I dig that Rachid (who likes to call himelf "Rai Cooder") doesn't try to sound like Plant in the literal sense. I gotta hear this too.

― Don A, Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The Taha live album is great, too. Very underrated.

― Not That Chuck, Monday, 18 October 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

oh cool, did not know aboutthis, will check out and report back

― H (Heruy), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

(And yes I remember that I said I didn't especially like what little I'd heard by him, but I would consider checking out something. I think if this is his most rock-oriented album, it could also be his best, since that seems to be the music he is most drawn to.)

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Monday, 18 October 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Checking out this board, stumbled across this. Tekitoi? is going away the best record I have heard this year. Taha(/Steve Hilliage) is a really unique artist, part Franco-Algerian Joe Strummer, part roots-rocker for a non-rock tradition, part political dance artist. This is indeed his rockiest record, and also by far the most introspective: a lot of 9/11 hangover. The production is great, although maybe a bit bombastic -- sometimes Massive Attack with lush strings. Anyway, I love it, and him, a lot. If you know his work, this is a lot closer to "Live" than to Medina, Diwan, or 1,2,3 soleils.

― John Schapiro, Monday, 1 November 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I just have "Diwan" and worry about him being too bombastic when he rocks, but I like him enough to still be curious about this one.

― steve-k, Monday, 1 November 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

Oh, man. I CANNOT stop listening to "Diwan2" these past few days.

― Capitaine Jay Vee, Saturday, 22 December 2007 06:48 (eighteen years ago)

I just said this on another ILM thread, but its more relevant here: Rani, from Diwan 2, is awesome. So raw and firey.

― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 22 December 2007 12:12 (eighteen years ago)

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