Asha Puthli - The Essential (2LP Orange Vinyl)

Some singers want to be famous, others are pop star icons, and some are artists; Asha is the latter. Asha is a true force of nature, regardless of the genre she explores, she fully commits, moves on, and reinvents herself, always progressing. Looking back on Asha's career, it is evident what a trail-blazer she was, opening doors for her contemporaries and those who came later to step through. Whether it was conscious or not, you can recognise Asha’s influence in aspects of Kate Bush's ethereal image and performance, in Donna Summer’s high-smooth vocal sound and disco stylings, and in the gumption and power of Grace Jones.

1. w/ The Savages – Pain

2. w/ The Surfers – Sound of Silence

3. w/ The Surfers – Sunny

4. w/ The Surfers – Fever

5. w/ Ornette Coleman – What Reason Could I Give

6. w/ Ornette Coleman – All My Life

7. w/ Charlie Mariano – Mirror

8. Right Down Here

9. Lies

10. Devil is Loose

11. Space Talk

12. One Night Affair

13. I’m Gonna Dance

14. Music Machine (Dedication to Studio 54)

15. Peek A Boo Boogie

16. Mister Moonlight

17. Prism of the Sun (Song For Dieter)

18. 1001 Nights of Love (Reprise)

19. We’re Gonna Bury the Rock with the Roll Tonight

20. Asha Puthli - Chipko Chipko