Format
- GBLP022Long Player £20.00
Tamikrest
Taksera
Record Store Day 2015 Release 'Taksera' is a limited edition LP pressing of 1500 on 180gram audiophile vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and download code 'Taksera' which in Tamashek means 'a celebration with music' is a rough and ready live album that is sure to give jolt to Tuaregrock group Tamikrest's already heady reputation Recorded on a summer festival stage during their 2014 'Chatma' tour the album vividly showcases the visceral and improvisational power of the band The hypnotic grooves of the songs are blissfully extended and the band's signature drive and electric guitar telepathy are pushed up front and center 'Taksera' was engineered and mixed by JeanPaul Romann who has produced seminal albums by Tuareg music legends Tinariwen and Terakaft The album was recorded at the Burg Herzberg Festival in Alsfeld Germany on August 1 2014 'Taksera' is in every way the celebration that the album title promises It energetically underlines Tamikrest's unique cultural mission and their commitment to explore new possibilities for Tuareg music It shows a band full of hardearned confidence and swagger a band in love with turning up their amps and letting it rip