Babylon [Tower of Babel Remix] - The Black Dog featuring Ofra Haza

Label: Warner
Format: CD, Maxi-Single, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1998
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Experimental, Ambient
Written and produced by: The Black Dog, Ofra Haza and Bezalel Aloni.
Recorded at the Black Dog Towers, London, England and Yehud, Israel.
Remix by Terminalhead (Lee Groves & Pete Marett).

Babylon. Just the name itself makes us dream and plunges us into the past.
Ofra tried out a whole new style when The Black Dog, a bunch of British techno/IDM/ambient/experimental musicians and producers led by Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner called on her to produce this single. With Bezalel, they all worked together and this rather original and different result arrived in 1998. Many will say that it's not the best of Ofra, that it's uninteresting. Be that as it may, this remained a new experience for Ofra and it is, all in all, a rather encouraging result which would’ve allowed her to consider new horizons, for by this time she knew how to combine her voice with so many different musical styles. The remixes are varied both in musical style and in Ofra's voice.
Lyrics-wise you shouldn't look for a specific text. Babylon is an experiment that pushes us to withdraw into our past, and to do this, words are limited.

The text in the disc inlay says:
„With ’Babylon’ we seek to honour the first of ancient Pagan Civilizations. One which was built upon the humane principles of peace, unity, shared common language, and the joys of gardening.”

It was a project that had been set aside by Ofra for more than 4 years. But as there are many who do not understand Hebrew, the public would concentrate on Ofra's voice and the musical style alone in this one, which would’ve been the key to success. And what makes this record even more special is that it’s one of Ofra's penultimate collaborations before her disappearance.

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