Qaballah Steppers - Imaginatrix

As the group's name indicates, Qaballah Steppers offer a sound that tends to draw most deeply on Middle Eastern and reggae influences. Imaginatrix does not depart from that tendency, nor from the generally dark and humorless ambience that is also typical of the band's albums. That darkness is often quite attractive, as it is here on the funky "Automation" (which features Bill Laswell on bass), the jungly hip-hop bounce of "Is This the EndNULL," and the relatively (though by no means completely) lighthearted "Last Exit," which again features Laswell on bass as well as some surprisingly tasteful vocoder and the tastefully subtle turntable stylings of D.x.t.. Read More