rhythms and instruments (the odd heavy guitar track, for example) with traditional tools like the oud, mbira, gimbri, and Arabic vocal styles. It works.
“Pyramiden” is a very catchy, multilayered dance record, most of which kicks like a camel (?). The production is clean and solid, although just for fun one is tempted to wonder what this would sound like if a go-go or rap producer got ahold of it and beefed up the rhythm tracks even further. It’s not an outlandish idea, since Dissidenten are clearly aiming for the Euro-disco dance crowd instead of the more academic “world music” audience.
