Moby's Grape (1971) Chinese Song - LOST 70s GEMS

Full of eastern sounds as a warped tape kicks us into a seemingly rote and monotonous little acoustic riff clearly played on a Shamisen before the imposing stomp of Eastern tinged strings and possibly a Tambura slide into the arrangement to great effect. The dirge is underlined by a funky back beat creating an instrumental dance track with a fresh modern sound. Its an easy mix of sweeping strings with a basic rock rhythm for an epic world music soundtrack. It has to be a precursor to the orchestrated, layered soundscapes of OK Computer or Fatboy Slim, it certainly has a 90s/2000s big beat remix sound to it.