Matador Records
Mdou Moctar - Niger EP Vol. 1 (Transparent Yellow Vinyl)
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Niger
EP
Vol.
1
features
recordings
captured
in
Moctar’s
native
country,
including
previously
unreleased
13-minute
drum
machine
&
electric
guitar
epic
‘Imouhar’,
four
live
versions
of
songs
from
across
Moctar’s
albums
Afrique
Victime,
Afelan
and
Akounak
Tedalat
Taha
Tazoughai
(translating
to
“Rain
the
Color
of
Blue
with
A
Little
Red
In
It”,
the
soundtrack
to
Moctar’s
Tuareg-language
film
remake
of
Prince’s
Purple
Rain),
as
well
as
a
drum
machine
version
of
Afrique
Victime
opening
track
‘Chismiten”.
Watch
a
visualiser
for
‘Chismiten’
(Drum
Machine
Version)
HERE.
Producer
and
bass
player
Mikey
Coltun
says:
“In
2021,
we
started
the
Mdou
Moctar
mixtape
series.
These
releases
compiled
field
recordings,
cellphone
voice
memos,
interview
clips,
conversations
captured
in
the
tour
van,
and
blown-out
board
recordings
from
shows
all
over
the
world.
As
a
continuation
of
those
mixtapes,
we
present
the
Niger
EPs,
which
examine
the
roots
of
the
Mdou
Moctar
band.
Early
Mdou
recordings
were
contained
on
cassettes,
though
the
humble
tape
was
soon
replaced
by
the
quick
and
easy
facility
of
cellphone
technology.
Long
bus
rides
are
common
in
West
Africa.
On
one
of
these
rides,
you
might
be
seated
next
to
a
stranger
and
ask,
"What
are
you
listening
to?"
Then
a
song
exchange
would
begin
over
Bluetooth.
This
is
a
very
real
way
artists
found
their
music
distributed
far
from
home.
In
that
vein,
the
Niger
EP
series
features
solely
recordings
taped
in
Mdou
Moctar's
home
country
of
Niger.
Volume
1
begin
the
series
with
a
mix
of
recordings
from
2017-2020,
documenting
the
band
at
weddings,
picnics,
rehearsals,
and
even
impromptu
house
concerts.
A
must
have
for
any
Mdou
Moctar
fan!”
An
innovative
alchemy
of
Tuareg
folk,
blues
and
rock,
electric
guitar
pyrotechnics,
field
recordings
and
electronics
with
poetic
call-to-arms
lyrics
about
the
plight
of
his
homeland
of
Niger,
Moctar’s
2021
album
Afrique
Victime
swept
end
of
year
lists,
achieving
high
placements
in
The
Economist,
The
Guardian,
The
New
York
Times,
Uncut,
MOJO,
Pitchfork,
The
New
Yorker,
NPR,
Rolling
Stone,
Dazed
&
Confused,
DJ,
Crack
and
many
others.
Tracklisting
1.
Imouhar
(Drum
Machine
Version)
2.
Chismiten
(Drum
Machine
Version)
3.
Sibidoul
(Live)
4.
Afelan
(Live)
5.
Layla
(Live)
6.
Afrique
Victime
(Live)
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