With vocals that find their origin in traditional Indian Classical tabla patterns, Cem Sari’s uniquely eclectic experimental electronica is eccentric excellence in motion. Coming from someone who grew up playing the tabla, the chants that signify particular strokes and motions are so firmly ingrained into my head that I instinctively started motioning my fingers to play the notes as Cem utters them with a suave swagger. But in stark contrast to the lyrics, the backing production couldn’t be further apart — frenetic, seemingly unstructured, and altogether wavy. ‘Da, Da, Tirakita’ he chants as a flurry of sounds that couldn’t be more alien from the tabla rain down on you.
“I dont claim it is super cool or amazingly beautiful. But I guarantee, it is one of the weirdest thing you have heard in your entire life.“
It’s world music given a spin in the electronic realm. Constantly palpable energy oozes out as the song keeps you on a knife edge, but never once making the cut. Zenit maintains a balance that its name would suggest, maintaining its entire rhythm and tempo on a peak that’s as minute as it is difficult to balance. If you’re looking for something to loop you into a trance, Cem Sari’s latest project and this single in particular is bound to put you in a zen state.