SlenderFrame Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Citation Asian Dub Foundation are thrilled to announce the release of our remastered single "1000 Mirrors" featuring the legendary Sinéad O’Connor and Radiohead’s guitarist Ed O’Brien - produced by the great Adrian Sherwood. Originally recorded in 2003, this new ADF30 master is part of our 30th anniversary celebrations. Band leader Steve “Chandrasonic” Savale recalls the origins of the song: "Sinead O’Connor was our generation’s Nina Simone. Like Nina, she wasn’t afraid to put her career on the line in by speaking truth to power. Like Nina she was an excellent songwriter and innovative collaborator. Again like Nina she was one of the greatest ever interpretive singers. Any song she chose, from folk standards like“Cockles and Mussels” to Prince’s “Nothing Compares” would take on an entirely new meaning, as she exposed a song’s innermost beauty and power. So imagine how we felt when she said she wanted to sing one of our songs. The song started with the lead guitar riff that I jammed onstage over a loop provided by Pandit G. The song took shape after I heard about the case of Zoora Shah, a woman wrongly imprisoned for being forced to take action against a deeply abusive husband. I was moved to write the lyrics after hearing a speech by her daughter, Naz, now a Labour MP. I wrote the chords in a downtempo jazz style influenced by The Specials’ third album though of course Dr Das’ bass and Adrian Sherwood’s production took the song to new heights, along with Sonia Mehta’s soaring Alaap vocals. It was Adrian who played mine and Sonia’s original demo to Sinead. I still can’t believe she’s gone." Link to comment
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