Celtic melodies blend seamlessly with African rhythms, not your usual world music fluff. The Catholics Life on Earth , Polygram, 1997. Lloyd Swanton, James Greening, Sandy Evans and others. The Best of Strange Cargoes , IRS, 1996. Electronic music as it should be done.
Orbit creates shimmering soundscapes and dance-oriented pieces without the cliches.
Echoes of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp in places. Noisy, powerful, cinematographic. Sony Music, 1996. More superb smooth edgy electro-pop from these guys. Helfgott is deserving of his reputation, don't believe the critics.