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West India Company
Music From New Demons

Album US 1989 on Editions EG label
Electronic, Folk, World, and Soundtrack (Synth-pop)

℗ 1989 EG Records Ltd. © 1989 EG Records Ltd. Marketed and Distributed by Caroline Records, Inc. New York, N.Y. Made in U.S.A. Jacket made in Canada. Also released on CD with an additional track. Recorded London and Montreal July-August 1987 Overdubs at Digital Music Studios, Montreal December 1988 Mixed at The Animal House, London, February-March 1989 Direct Metal Mastered at The Townhouse Produced for Editions EG All titles published by EG Music Inc. (BMI)/Incomplete Music Inc. except A3 - Folkways Music Publishing Co. Inc. A4, B3 - EG Music Inc./Anxious Music Ltd./BMG Songs Inc./Incomplete Music Inc./Unknown "Music From New Demons" appears on front of sleeve, "New Demons" appears on spine, back of sleeve and labels. A La La La Human Steps Production Co-produced by National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada and the Festival D'été De Seine - Maritime, Rouen, France Special Thanks To: Michael Morris, Mrs Asha Bhosle, John Talbot, Mrs Neeru Kotecha, Vanda Peterson, James Ware, Ashley Goodall, Mark Hammond, Sadie, Gigliola, Albert, Betty, Ripley. A = Side One, EGED 61-A, tracks listed as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on release. B = Side Two, EGED 61-B, tracks listed as 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 on release. The following appears on back of sleeve: Dance group La La La Human Steps and music group West India Company have in their show 'New Demons' created a spectacular masterpiece which has astonished audiences in five continents. Edouard Lock's visionary, passionate choreography has brought them an audience way beyond the often rarified [sic] world of contemporary dance. Formed in 1980, this Montreal-based company have steadily built up a fervent following for their impossibly dynamic style. Such is their primal energy, at times it almost seems as if the dancers are about to explode on stage. In their 'Prima Ballerina' Louise Lecavalier, described once as 'a flame on legs', they have one of the most compelling live performances in the world. 'New Demons' retains the raw power of their earlier work but reveals a lyricism and grace and a wider dance vocabulary including elements of classicism. With its multi-media form, including the use of stunning film projections, and with its fearless disregard of convention 'New Demons' points to a new direction for live performance. The rich, strange and gorgeous music of the West India Company is the perfect counterpoint to La La La Human Steps' acrobatic hurricane. Their ground-breaking 1984 EP Ave Maria has been judged by many commentators as being ahead of its time. The soaring voice on that EP was the wonderful Bombay film playback goddess Asha Bhosle, who also worked on the initial recording of 'New Demons' in London. Fine new discovery Priya Khajuria sings her parts for live performances of the show. This LP, the West India Company's debut, features both singers and is an inventive mix of the ultra-modern and the ancient. The West India Company's music has little to do with the current British-Asian hybrid of Bhangra. They have more in common, at least in spirit, with Indian Film Music - an exuberant mix of orchestras, disco music, jazz and folk tunes which veers wildly between the romantic, the epic, the sacred and profane. The West India Company may or may not be the future of rock and roll, but their music's deranged intensity will amply reward the adventurous listener.

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	West India Company , *1984 GB album by, arranged by, arr.
	Janitors Animated effects, environmental sounds
	Pandit Dinesh perc, dr, GB featuring, with, percussion, performer, west india company, producer, keyboards, lyrics by
	Peter Culshaw key, keyboards, performer, west india company, lyrics by
	Stephen Luscombe key, *1954 GB keyboards, performer, west india company, producer
	Edouard Lock other, choreography, other, dancers, photography, la la la human steps front and back photography by, arranged by, arr., vocals, lyrics by, written by
	Donald Weikert other, dancers
	Francine Liboiron other, dancers
	Louise Lecavalier , *1958 CA other, dancers, featuring, with
	Marc Béland other, dancers, featuring, with
	Priya Khajuria , vocals
	Kadir Darvesh , shenai, flute
	Asha Bhosle voc, *1933 IN vocals
	Paul Inder voc, g, *1967 GB guitar
	Olle Romo dr, GB keyboards, written by
	David Cross vn, vl, *1949 GB violin
	Kate Garner , *1954 GB featuring, with
	Alain Bertrand , guitar

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