Walls have ears

"Top of the world" - "Touting a cosmic mix of dubtronica, soul, and rap alongside Asian, African and Eastern European grooves, [veteran collective TGU have] been a band, a production team and a set of DJs, identity shifts that have kept them fresh, in flux, ever creative and agitating. Here, once more a band, they come full circle, reclaiming original members - vocalist Natacha Atlas and bassist Dubulah (aka Nick 'Dub Colossus' Page) - and stoking the flame that has burned through a wealth of acclaimed albums. Themes are both serious and joyous; tripping from London to Paris, for example, has never felt so exhilarating. Like the special guests, stand-out tunes are many. "Ruma Jhuma" features the inspired pairing of Egyptian-British Atlas and UK-based singer and sitarist Sheema Mukherjee, both improvising, the former's crystalline Arabic curlicues vying and blending with the latter's sweet, high pitched Hindi ... Another under-the-radar gem".