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A career spent DJing across the globe was the catalyst for Damian Lazarus’s latest project – Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons. Masterminded by Lazarus the album brings together a wide assortment of vocalists, collaborators and players from around the world. Taking inspiration from Lazarus's Lazpod series, Get Lost events and Day Zero festival in Mexico, this is music for deserts, jungles and sunrises.

Kicking off in LA, Lazarus was joined at the production controls by James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco, Arctic Monkeys, Florence) as the album moved to London, and then final recording sessions completed in Mexico.

The resulting album, ‘Message From the Other Side’, is a revelation. It runs the gamut from the wonderful Qawwali-flavoured techno of the single ‘Lovers Eyes (Mohe Pi Ki Najariya)’ to the African-tinged house of ‘Sacred Dance of the Demon’ to the dense dark ambient of ‘Inner Core’, and a whole lot else. It’s a truly original piece of music from a DJ-producer always driven by a desire to break new ground and, as importantly, have fun with such adventures.

Tracklisting

1. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Vermillion Reprise - Crosstown Rebels
2. Mandrill - Universal Rhythms - Polydor
3. Lucky Blue Eyes - Feel OK - Unreleased
4. Lemos - Kayikci feat. Natasha Mindrinou - Six D.O.G.S
5. Lum - Plegaria - Rebellion
6. Marwan Sabb - Bao - Unreleased
7. Serge Devant - This Moment - Rebellion
8. Squire - Midnight Gardens - Rebellion
9. Joris Voorn & Matthew Dear - Homeland (&ME Remix) - Green
10. Sascha Dive - Mystery - DVR
11. Moodymann - I Can’t Kick This Feelin When It Hits - KDJ
12. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Vermillion (acapella) - Crosstown Rebels
13. Azimute - My Dream (edit) - Unreleased
14. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Trouble At The Seance - Crosstown Rebels
15. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Tangled Web (acapella) - Crosstown Rebels
16. Judy Garland & Ray Bolger - We’re Off To See The Wizard - MGM
17. Francis Bebey - Forest Nativity - Born Bad
18. Roy Budd - Hallucinations - Castle Music
19. Pirupa - Cristallo (Maher Daniel Remix) - Crosstown Rebels
20. Red Axes - Pil Sagol - Hivern Discs
21. Joeski - Come On - Poker Flat
22. Christian Burkhardt - Gin-Tronic - Tip Top Audio
23. David Pher - Right Here (acapella) - Rebellion
24. Serge Devant - Always On My Mind - Unreleased
25. KMA Productions - Cape Fear (Matthew Styles edit) - Unreleased
26. Tanov - Answer Me - Freshliss Music
27. Dog Years - Acid - Unreleased
28. Pepe Bradock - Deep Burnt - KiF
29. Asha Ali - Go The Distance (Harald Bjork remix) - Hybris
30. Francesca Lombardo - Call Me Wrong - Crosstown Rebels
31. Supermax - Love Machine (Brennan Green re-edit) - Unreleased
32. Barbara Mason - Darlin' Come Back Home (PPF edit) - Unreleased
33. Superstars of Rock - Orange Sunshine (acapella) - 5XO
34. Bodycode - A New Species (acapella) - Naif
35. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Tangled Web (Acid Pauli remix) - Crosstown Rebels
36. Feathered Sun & Matanza - How Strange - Unreleased