Briton James Holden exchanged his turntables for a modular synthesizer. And if you consider the DJ with a stirring set as a modern shaman, you can say that Holden has gone beyond that and has become a sound shaman. The Animal Spirits contains nine conjuring and ritual songs that seem to evoke spirits - good and evil. An album full of astral jazz, free jazz, space rock and psychedelic folk. With lots
… of drums, percussion, chants, flute, saxophone and vintage electronics, hypnotic musical mantras are constantly being built up. Only the hypnotic effect of the music betrays Holden's background in dance. With a stopover in the free jazz of the 60s, the magical The Animal Spirits seems to be based on ancient drives and rites. (MR)more
