Deep Forest
Music.Detected_

Here I am, relaxed just right, everything is dark around me. Darkness reigns supreme... a microcosm of the universe concentrated in a few square meters is all that's needed. This room, the particle genesis of hypothetical subatomic strings; that live inside it, vibrates, unifies... (Mavaffan..).

And I am over the moon: the active ingredient of the "little pill" follows its inevitable course. I turn on the mp3 player and look towards the nearby nebula. I am a part of the existence of billions of shining suns within it, I have already seen them, the black void dims a little. There is warmth and I move closer!

So I listen to the notes of a compliant Sarod: the sound, suspended in the earthly Asian atmosphere echoes muffled, before the advent, liturgical, of the granite guitar that accompanies the primary drum. The refined vibrato of the strings caresses my eardrums. I would never have imagined such a solemn sound, no! I took too much.

India, supernatural vision, surprises me from above in suspension in the air. I perceive you divine Shiva, singing with misleading female voice; but I know that song: you took it from the sweet girl, Mahalakshmi Iyer. Why do I hear no roar near the Idrãvanati River waterfalls? Why is all nature in front of me silent?

– Shiva don't look! Don't blame me! What is this magical arcane artifice? It's the celestial harmony of violins that comforts me! God, you're putting on a show..! I try to flatter him without pretensions, all in vain. –

The ray hits me painlessly on the third eye, a stylized figure drawn, representing a primitive man shouting peace. "Endangered Species", yes, ‘gather the truth behind the messages’, the divine ray suggests. – I believe it, you damned Shiva, teach me, how to act? What to do? Our universal home crumbles, it is dying. –

Deep Forest, deep forest, and it is the dream crowned by the French duo Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez, pioneers of multiethnic "synthetic" music that invades my space and tickles the cerebral cortex. Not bad, but I am genetically predisposed. Here the beginning gets dark... a gypsy sings in a language unknown to me, of course, the volume and intensity rise.

Electric currents flowing through networks of integrated circuits; distant echoes seem natural, but nothing "analog" in this sound fabric. I feel the dismay of the mentor master Paul Horn: this is not the right way! – Oh, wise one, it is only an unconditioned reflex, the great work has yet to mature in the future. –

– Meticulous, feminine, multi-instrumental, World Music, spiritual. The French were pleased at the time, aware of never having reached such heights with Rock. –

Euzu billahi mine's- sejtani'r- radzim. What I hear whispers to me an unconventional racism. David Fall knows his stuff, and it's all entirely my opinion. Real misfortune this, that tempting curiosity that makes you watch stupid programs, stupid paid creatures... ill-fated destiny.

The pleasant acquaintance I made with the French duo dates back a long time ago. A friend of mine came back from a night of partying at Italy's Discoacropolis. We met the next day, and he showed me the poster of a movie, Strange Days (very nice indeed), the soundtrack for the end credits was composed by Peter Gabriel & Deep Forest, ("While the Earth Sleeps"). A song I still gladly listen to today, but far from me the idea of delving deeper into ethnic music in general, I thought at the time: there are too many "spices", it is a genre too contemplative, slow, monotonous, reflective. Music.Detected_ , perhaps the most mature and complex album by Deep Forest, was conceived by them in a vintage manner rediscovering the true American New Age, characterized by a rich, multiethnic instrumentation. Eric and Michel in their project involved many genre musicians, wisely mixing everything with synths and the original electronics of their peculiar style, they gave life to a resolute and concrete album. Very beautiful...

I gulp down the few milliliters of this tepid bottle of concentrated ayahuasca; because lucidity surprises me instantly.

Hello, I am the Computer machine, are those Arabic language songs I hear now? Well, I don't bother, the only issue at the moment is seeing your ugly face in front of the screen. "Hermetic" space sounds, dance rhythm... – Why don't I have a bit of free will? You never listen to me! You type the keys so frantically and I always have to follow your directions. Slave of a damn plastic casing, Disconnect me. –

"Yuki Song": the sweet notes of the Shakuhachi played by the virtuoso Japanese flutist Kifu Mitsuhashi come with intense progression. Then an uncontrollable carnal desire to make love, crying in perfect sync with your voice, Beverly Jo Scott, everything shatters in the heart. A good book is never judged by its beautiful cover; but with a voice like that who knows what a beautiful piece of a girl!

Choruses of young girls, blending with elusive phrases, ‘throw sparks to my frozen angel. Gather the words to convince the fire to ignite..’ A song of dazzling beauty what do you think Shiva?

Light in your eyes, "Beauty in your Eyes" I hear it, I see it investing me like a train on a carpet of hard percussion, driving guitars, synthetic Sarods with digital outlines. ‘Teardrops in your eyes, are you strong, are you weak. Mal sahibi mülk sahibi. Hani bunun ilk sahibi? Mal sahibi mülk sahibi, hani bunun ilk sahibi’? Beauty in your eyes...

*1_India 4'01 [Eric Mouquet/Michel Sanchez]

Vocals: Mahalakshmi Iyer. Drums: David Fall. Guitar: Phillipe Paradis. Violin: Cecile Sanchez. Keyboards: E.Mouquet, M.Sanchez.

*2_Endangered Species 6'18 [E.Mouqut/M.Sanchez/Beverly Jo Scott]

Additional vocals: Stefkca Iordanova. Drums: D.Fall. Vocoder: Beverly Jo Scott, E.Mouquet. Keyboards: E.Mouquet, M.Sanchez.

*3_Soul Elevator 4'11 [E.Mouquet/M.Sanchez]

Vocals: Samplings used from "Believer's Love" album. Drums: D.Fall. Keyboards: E.Mouquet, M.Sanchez.

*4_Computer Machine 5'10 [E.Mouquet/M.Sanchez]

Drums: D.Fall. Keyboards: E.Mouquet, M.Sanchez. Samples: Quand vous viendrez - L'alcool de riz - Miao et Dongs du Guizhou, Arn 64363 - witch courtesy of ARION Records, Paris.

*5_Yuki Song 5'22 [Featuring Beverly Jo Scott/E.Mouquet/M.Sanchez]

Vocals: B.Jo Scott. Drum: D.Fall. Shakuhachi: Kifu Mitsuhashi. Keyboards: E.Mouquet, M.Sanchez.

*6_Beauty in your Eyes 4'22 [E.Mouquet/M.Sanchez/B.Jo Scott]

Vocals: Samplings used from "Believer's Love" album. Drums: D.Fall. Guitar: Phillipe Paradis. Vocoder: E.Mouquet. Keyboards: E.Mouquet, M.Sanchez.

To be continued..