Colloboh – Saana Sahel [EP]

Description

The EPs title, Saana Sahel, refers to a land of Collobohs pure imaginingan untouched utopia spanning lush coastlines and sweeping deserts. Beginning with the stately Acid Sunrise (like a Phillip Glass rave comedown), the EP functions as an atlas of sorts, mapping the regions varied environments and moods. And varied indeedacross these six tracks there lie ecstatic jazz freakouts, samba shuffles, guest vocals from (seemingly) the very Seraphim, and interpolations of Debussy and Gabriel Faure. The breadth of sounds conjured here is a testament not only to Collobohs eclectic roster of influences, but also the period of deep and challenging personal growth that immediately preceded the EPs composition. The construction of Saana Sahel (both the imagined locale and the release) served as a spiritual lode star, a place to which Colloboh could retreat for energetic restoration. Ever-generous, Colloboh has charted these expeditions for us in song, and now we may all draw sustenance and inspiration from the wellsprings of this rich land.