Slightly more traditional in its approach than much of bassist/producer
Bill Laswell's fusionary world music outings, the mesmerizing Nagual Site was one of the first releases from head Chieftan Paddy Maloney's eclectic label, Wicklow. A breathtakingly original Indian/ambient music fusion, the lushly-textured album prominently features the vocal talents of Gulam Mohammed Khan and
Sussan Deyhim, as well as more subtle contributions from frequent
Laswell co-conspirators like guitarist
Nicky Skopelitis, bassist
Jah Wobble, Indian percussion masters
Badal Roy and
Zakir Hussain, and former P-funk keyboardist
Bernie Worrell. Remarkably seamless and organic, this is one of
Laswell's most heady stylistic brews. ~ Bret Love