Peter Gabriel -The Rhythm Of The Heat [Extended Mollem Studios Version] - New Blood

Following the artistic success of Scratch My Back, 2011’s New Blood delved deep into the Gabriel songbook to strip past glories down to their bare essentials, Peter’s voice again shorn of the rock musician’s usual accompaniment. Instead, a 46-piece orchestra replaces the guitars and amps, John Metcalfe again commissioned to create orchestral arrangements for both timeless classics and less obvious choices.
The Album 'New Blood', released October 9, 2011
Written by Peter Gabriel
Produced by Peter Gabriel and John Metcalfe
Arranged by John Metcalfe and Peter Gabriel
Mixed by Richard Chappell and John Metcalfe
Orchestrated by John Metcalfe
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Gabriel wrote this song about psychologist Carl Jung's visit to Africa. He joined a group of drummers and dancers and became overwhelmed with fear. Gabriel learned about it from Jung's book Symbols And The Interpretation Of Dreams.
Jung was studying the Collective Unconscious, and was afraid he would go mad as the drummers and dancers let the music control them. Gabriel tries to capture this feeling with the tribal drumbeats.
Gabriel incorporated a lot of world music into his solo work, and this song is a great example. He explained to the NME: "The end of 'Rhythm Of The Heat' uses the Ghanaian war dance as an echo - because a big bass thud underneath it puts it in a different dimension. An area that I can identify with more strongly than something that sounds purely 'African.'"
The original titled was "Jung In Africa."
Gabriel created the basic rhythm on this track by recording a modified slide whistle and processing it through a Fairlight synthesizer. Gabriel and his engineer, David Lord, gathered a number of organic sounds for the Security album, which they augmented with the latest drum machines and synthesizers.
This is the first track on Security, Peter Gabriel's fourth solo album. Before releasing the album , he performed some of the songs, including "Rhythm Of The Heat," at his WOMAD festival that July in Somerset, England. WOMAD (World Of Music, Arts And Dance) was a very ambitious venture, bringing together performers from all over the world, including drummers from Africa and dancers from China. It wasn't well attended and lost so much money that Gabriel played a reunion concert with Genesis to bail it out, but he had faith in the concept and did it again the following year with better logistics. WOMAD had since branched out to many countries, introducing audiences to a wide spectrum of talent.
Along with "Biko," this is one of two Peter Gabriel songs used in the season 1 Miami Vice episode "Evan". "Rhythm Of The Heat" also appeared in the movie Natural Born Killers.
(Gabriel schrieb dieses Lied über den Besuch des Psychologen Carl Jung in Afrika. Er schloss sich einer Gruppe von Trommlern und Tänzern an und wurde von Angst überwältigt. Gabriel erfuhr davon aus Jungs Buch Symbols And The Interpretation Of Dreams.
Jung studierte das Kollektive Unbewusste und hatte Angst, verrückt zu werden, wenn die Trommler und Tänzer sich von der Musik kontrollieren ließen. Dieses Gefühl versucht Gabriel mit den Stammestrommelschlägen einzufangen.
Gabriel hat viel Weltmusik in seine Soloarbeit integriert, und dieses Lied ist ein großartiges Beispiel. Gegenüber dem NME erklärte er:
„Das Ende von ‚Rhythm Of The Heat‘ nutzt den ghanaischen Kriegstanz als Echo - weil ein großer Bassschlag darunter ihn in eine andere Dimension versetzt. Ein Bereich, mit dem ich mich stärker identifizieren kann.“ als etwas, das rein ‚afrikanisch‘ klingt.“
Der Originaltitel lautete „Jung In Africa“. Gabriel schuf den Grundrhythmus dieses Tracks, indem er eine modifizierte Slide-Pfeife aufnahm und sie durch einen Fairlight-Synthesizer verarbeitete. Gabriel und sein Ingenieur David Lord haben für das Security-Album eine Reihe organischer Sounds zusammengestellt, die sie mit den neuesten Drumcomputern und Synthesizern ergänzt haben.
Dies ist der erste Titel auf Security, Peter Gabriels viertem Soloalbum. Bevor er das Album veröffentlichte, spielte er einige der Songs, darunter „Rhythm Of The Heat“, auf seinem WOMAD-Festival im Juli in Somerset, England. WOMAD (World Of Music, Arts And Dance) war ein sehr ehrgeiziges Unterfangen, das Künstler aus der ganzen Welt zusammenbrachte, darunter Schlagzeuger aus Afrika und Tänzer aus China. Es war nicht gut besucht und es ging so viel Geld verloren, dass Gabriel ein Reunion-Konzert mit Genesis spielte, um es zu retten, aber er hatte Vertrauen in das Konzept und wiederholte es im folgenden Jahr mit besserer Logistik. Seitdem ist WOMAD in viele Länder vorgedrungen und hat dem Publikum ein breites Spektrum an Talenten vorgestellt.
Zusammen mit „Biko“ ist dies einer von zwei Peter-Gabriel-Songs, die in der Miami Vice-Folge „Evan“ der ersten Staffel verwendet wurden. „Rhythm Of The Heat“ erschien auch im Film Natural Born Killers.)

[@Speedird]

This is smashing!!!!

[@ZenarchersLair]

Across shifting musical landscapes, the depth and conviction of Peter Gabriel perseveres. You've evoked, experimented, celebrated the novel, explored the psyche, and shaken our souls. A solitary path that transcends generations and age.

[@MollemStudios]

LYRICS
Looking out the window
I see the red dust clear
High up on the red rock
Stands the shadow with the spear
The land here is strong
Strong beneath my feet
It feeds on the blood
It feeds on the heat
The rhythm is below me
The rhythm of the heat
The rhythm is around me
The rhythm has control
The rhythm is inside me
The rhythm has my soul
The rhythm of the heat
The rhythm of the heat
The rhythm of the heat
The rhythm of the heat
The rhythm of the heat
The rhythm of the heat
Drawn across the plainland
To the place that is higher
Drawn into the circle
That dances round the fire
We spit into out hands
And breathe across the palms
Raising them up high
Held open to the sun
Self-conscious, uncertain
I'm showered with the dust
The spirit enters into me
And I submit to trust
Smash the radio
No outside voices here
Smash the watch
Cannot tear the day to shreds
Smash the camera
Cannot steal away spirits
The rhythm is around me
The rhythm has control
The rhythm is inside me
The rhythm has my soul

[@cv507]

yäßß -:-

[@RufianEmbozado]

No way. Where is Africa? Awesome job, but it doesn't float. Too civilized.