Badawi - Soldier of Midian

Percussionist, turntablist, composer, and DJ Raz Masinai has been moving in and out of New York's underground dub scene for years as a member of the influential duo Sub Dub, as a founding member of the turntablist collective Rotor, and as a solo artist. As a soloist he records mainly under the name Badawi, and his third ROIR release under that moniker is yet another significant departure from past directions. Soldier Of Midian finds him moving away from reggae or hip-hop-inspired beats and dipping into a Middle-Eastern groove; trance-inducing, multi-layered percussion shimmers and percolates around keening reed instruments, dulcimer, and the occasional electric bass, and vocals are mainly limited to wordless ululations. Read More