Band of Mad Women likes to mix it up a bit. Their music is a cornucopia of world, folk, and electronica. They move from Celtic to reggae to techno, sometimes all in the same song!

Take the title track on their online album, Rodopted. Its starts with a Clannad-styled vocal laid over a jew harp and soft percussion. The tension build as it takes on a middle eastern influence. By the time it reaches the end, the instruments includes african beats, a trap drum set, trance inducing woodwinds, and a male chorus. All of this drives the track to a dramatic finish. The second track, “Takes my Wings Away” featured a beautiful vocal framed by tablas but switches unexpectingly to a frenzied disco beat and back.

The album is full of this odd marriage of techno and world beat. It all works due to very talented vocals and a clear respect for the world music that they mix with their electronic tricks. This is an album that reveals new insights with each hearing.

The album is available in 320kbps MP3 from either the Ouim netlabel or the Internet Archive link below.

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