For the more serious fan
While not as diverse as some of Mickey's earlier Planet Drum offerings this collection is still a showcase for master drummers and was well worth the cost to add to my collection of world beat music.
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are you entranced?
Seems like there's a split between people who can go into a musical trance therefore not minding the fact that most electro hip hop stuff like this is just repetition, in fact we wouldn't mind if these songs went on forever, then there are people who are stuck on sonic variance, they need bridges, new melodies, increasing novelty, i fall heavily in the trance side of things, that is why i think this album is sweet, the drum sounds are so ::::
Not what I was thinking
Tunes seem too much alike
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