Tagayet is rhythmic world prog and the first solo album from Bouliane who has been making music for film and television for over seventeen years.

‘Spacy Cab’ is uplifting with its layered vocals and fantastic build, which bubbles up into a cooking tune despite Bouliane having broken one of music’s unwritten commandments, ‘thou shalt not have whistling in your songs. Ever.’

‘What a Night’ is a percussive dreamscape and the following track, ‘Couer de Cristal’, must owe something to Pink Floyd’s ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond’ and although it doesn’t reach the epic proportions of the Floyd it’s a touching tribute to one of Bouliane’s friends.

The forthcoming film - also called Tagayet and which takes the music from the album as soundtrack - is based on the story of a friend who travelled to Nijer to help his mother build a well, which saved thousands of lives during the famine there, and the filmic nature of Bouliane’s songs is quite clear.

Tagayet keeps as its base an ambient feel although it becomes so much more than this. Fascinating listening with real depth.

Links:
www.ondespirale.com
Daniel Bouliane’s MySpace