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song: Cyberia
artist: Afro Celt Sound System
album: Seed
released: 2003-03-25length: 7:36
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Afro Celt Sound System

Afro Celt Sound System are a European and African group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music. Afro Celt Sound System were formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest artists. In 2003, they temporarily changed their name to Afrocelts before reverting to their original name.

Their albums have been released through Peter Gabriel's Real World Records, and they have frequently performed at WOMAD festivals worldwide. Their sales on the label are exceeded only by Gabriel himself. Their recording contract with Real World was for five albums, of which Volume 5: Anatomic was the last.

After a number of festival dates in 2007, the band went on hiatus. In 2010, they regrouped to play a number of shows (including a return to WOMAD), releasing a re-mastered retrospective titled Capture.

On 20 May 2014, Afro Celt Sound System announced the release of the album Born. In January 2016, a posting to that website revealed that due to a dispute with Emmerson, who announced his departure from the band in 2015, there were two active versions of the band, a version led by Emmerson and a separate line-up headed by James McNally and Martin Russell. Emmerson's version of the band released the album The Source in 2016. The dispute ended on 21 December 2016, with an announcement on social media.

The band released their seventh studio album, Flight, on 23 November 2018.

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Comments ( 88 )
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera:
ianmoff wrote:

What's a Cedar-cat?

How is it different from a normal cat?

If I didn't spend so much time away I'd let another cat move in here :-(
 
{#Roflol} A Cedar-cat is twice the size of a normal cat and possesses the ability to intimidate a pit-bull into a cringe, simply by staring at it.  It also tattles on everyone else and takes their seating arrangements as soon as they get up.

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Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera:
I'm listening to this song with my big fat Cedar-cat snuggled in my arms. He's purring, and if I could purr, I'd be purring, too. Love this song.  I love AfroCelts, and loved them when they were the Afro-Celt Sound System.  Such wonderful, soothing, inspiring music...

Gotta wake my cat up so I can put my jammies on and tuck in for the night.  Thanks, RP - I'll probably be listening to you all night long.
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Posted 3 years ago by smartn1:
 Sasha2001 wrote:

Sounds like restaurant music.



What restaurant do you go to?!! Because I'll make reservations right now.
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Posted 5 years ago by Piranga:
I would LOVE to see them live! Amazing sound.
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Posted 4 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet:
ExploitingChaos wrote:


Honey I think the robots are getting high again (That intro man, everytime)

8 -> 9 today, a new way to say hurray
 
High? I beg your pardon. That's Robocop's sensei teaching the class the Miyagi-style, no-can-defend-against patented move. Inebriated, indeed...
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Posted 4 years ago by Pedro1874:
Cynaera wrote:
I'm listening to this song with my big fat Cedar-cat snuggled in my arms. He's purring, and if I could purr, I'd be purring, too. Love this song.  I love AfroCelts, and loved them when they were the Afro-Celt Sound System.  Such wonderful, soothing, inspiring music...

Gotta wake my cat up so I can put my jammies on and tuck in for the night.  Thanks, RP - I'll probably be listening to you all night long.
 
First "bumped" Cynaera post I have seen for a while, so great to be reminded of one of our most eloquent posters.  RIP Ann.
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Posted 2 years ago by fredriley:
 Piranga wrote:

I would LOVE to see them live! Amazing sound.



I saw them live a year ago at Nottingham Rock City, and the were seriously good. That act was more Afro than Celt but brilliantly cross-cultural with Scottish, Irish and African musicians. The dude with the kora was outstanding, as was the woman on uillean pipes. . At one point the band leader declared "We are Nigel Farage's worst nightmare!" - feckin' right!
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Posted 14 years ago by ianmoff:
I'd never heard these until I hooked up with RP - that's why I love it so much ;-)

Thanks Bill and Rebecca {#Notworthy}

 
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Posted 14 years ago by Rp10v3r:
Very soothing.... {#Dance}
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Posted 15 years ago by martinc:
I am pouring coffee down my throat trying to stay sharp and the last couple of tunes are dragging me in atmospheric bliss
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Posted 17 years ago by x3n0b07:
Anything from ACSS (My favorite musical act) gets an automatic 8. This is a good album opener I suppose, but there are better tracks on the disc. "Ayub's Song", "Deep Channel" and "Rise Above It" being my favorites on the disc.
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Posted 2 years ago by hellsgardener:
 fredriley wrote:


I saw them live a year ago at Nottingham Rock City, and the were seriously good. That act was more Afro than Celt but brilliantly cross-cultural with Scottish, Irish and African musicians. The dude with the kora was outstanding, as was the woman on uillean pipes. . At one point the band leader declared "We are Nigel Farage's worst nightmare!" - feckin' right!


Anything that gives Nigel Fartage nightmares is fine by me - and if they happen to sound like the A C S S even better!
I saw them a couple of decades ago now at a Festival in London - as you say, seriously good

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Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy:
Excellent!!
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Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos:


Honey I think the robots are getting high again (That intro man, everytime)

8 -> 9 today, a new way to say hurray
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Posted 1 year ago by joko63808:
This music has no soul. Just perfect musicians.
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Posted 1 year ago by daojidada:
No boundaries, just cultures…Harmony!
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Posted 2 years ago by vandal:
 Pedro1874 wrote:

First "bumped" Cynaera post I have seen for a while, so great to be reminded of one of our most eloquent posters.  RIP Anne


Cynaera's influence remains a fundamental force within the soul of the RP community. Her presence is felt even today. 
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Posted 2 years ago by sajitjacob:
 Cynaera wrote:

I'm listening to this song with my big fat Cedar-cat snuggled in my arms. He's purring, and if I could purr, I'd be purring, too. Love this song.  I love AfroCelts, and loved them when they were the Afro-Celt Sound System.  Such wonderful, soothing, inspiring music...

Gotta wake my cat up so I can put my jammies on and tuck in for the night.  Thanks, RP - I'll probably be listening to you all night long.


Cynaera still on the clacks.
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Posted 14 years ago by ianmoff:
Cynaera wrote:
I'm listening to this song with my big fat Cedar-cat snuggled in my arms. He's purring, and if I could purr, I'd be purring, too. Love this song.  I love AfroCelts, and loved them when they were the Afro-Celt Sound System.  Such wonderful, soothing, inspiring music...

Gotta wake my cat up so I can put my jammies on and tuck in for the night.  Thanks, RP - I'll probably be listening to you all night long.
 
What's a Cedar-cat?

How is it different from a normal cat?

If I didn't spend so much time away I'd let another cat move in here :-(
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Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork:
fredriley wrote:
I'm a fan of this bunch, mainly for their sheer energy and vibrancy, but this sounds like chill-out trance rather than the drum-bashing foot-stomping stuff that's their usual fare. I'm afraid this one's not growing on me. I prefer it when their music lives up to the band name, whereas this is generic chill-out stuff. Pleasant enough, but in one ear and out the other...
What he said...
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