jusic Katharine Hamer News Reporter @ kxk*%* DJ Me DJ You: Simplemachincrock EP (Emperor Norton Records 1999 EMN 7024)Musical category: Lava lounge. Far out, man! The first home-grown offering from L.A.-based Emperor Norton Records is so positively pun- gent with sitars and Hammond organs it’s bound to find its way onto the tAaharishi’s bedside table. Think velvet curtains and patchouli incense, long hair and peace symbols. DJ Me DJ You, who describe themselves as “a 40 foot tall translu- cent egg in a field of waist high grass,” have toured (as for- mer incarnation Sukia) with Beck, and remixed for the likes of Beth Orton. They also claim to surreptitiously record the conversations of neighbours and sell them to NASA. For hip- pie chicks who just can’t get enough, a full-length album, Rainbows and Robots, is due out in January. Bh keke Air: Premiers Symptomes (Source/Virgin 1999 7243 8472452 8) Musical category: Dreamscape. .. French band Air, who made it cool to be Gallic, have : become so well-known that they're even played in London Drugs. For those who just can’t wait for the next album, this “EP isa filler collection of their carliest singles, dating back to ¥ £1995, Musical doodlings run the gamut from a brief sampling . Of Moon Safari track “All I Need,” ta the Casio retro-elec- .tronica of “Californie,” rounding off with the wah-wah : groove of “Brakes On.” Louche, soulful, and spacious, ~ Premiers Symptonies is rain drizzling down your windowpane - On a Saturday afternoon as you founge on your sixties redux sofa... ; @& &xk*Kk Various Artists: Cafe del Mar volumen cinco (Mercury Records 1998 565 228-2) Musical category: , Bedtime beats. . : . wee india tops Latin charis Artist profile: India. ‘of the top salsa singers in the world, ew.album, Sola, produced by Isidro Vancouver Waterport ntique Show | fitop.. tigues fram-sin orth America, Europe and “the Orient. ative artifacts * oriental carpets « Cana- dian country furniture > European and North Ame : ean formal furniture - rare glass and china - antique ~ jewellery > sitver + doulton - folk art: Japanese fur- rare books antique chandeliers & more Top antiques dealers from BC, sAlberta, Oniario and Quebec ct 29, 30231 cos NE Friday, Oct29, 6 pm-IOpm | _. Saturday Oct 30 and Sunday Oct. 31, 10 am-Spm “Opening night $10/ Sat & Sun $6, seniors $5 ‘ancouver Trade and Convention Centre 999 Canada Place Sos tions Limited © www.antiqueshowscanada.com ER here now The fiith instalment in Jose Padilla’s monstrously success- ful Cate del Mar series, which catalogues the best of runes played at che Ibizan atter-hours chill-out club. This time our, the compilation features Indian vibes culled from Talvin Singh’s Axokha album, the jazzy construction of Levitation’s “More Than Ever People,” the Soul LE Sout-tike stylings of Jelly & Fish’s *Appreciation,” and Wim Mertens’ “Close Cover” (composed for Peter Greenaway’s Belly of an Architect soundtrack). Lie back, let the evening wear off, and drift. @ &% x Velma: Cycligue (Emperor Norton Records 1999 EMN 7025) Musical category: Noodling keyboardists. “They have bands in Switzerland?” a Swedish friend of mine said in surprise. “1 thought they only had money and clocks!” They do, indeed, have bands — and Velma has been among the most successful. The second album for the self: professed purveyors of “hypnotic, atmospheric, rhythmic, minimalistic, bewitchir telligent clectro-pap” is “a bit of a departure” for Empere: rton. Verging on the atonal, Cyelique combines Brian Eno-style minimalism with nonsensi- cal Ivries like “I am a fish/fish [/round-eye,” and the Lou Reed-inspired chanting of tracks like “Stupid.” Groovy, but definitely for chase with quirky tastes. 1979 scems like a long time STRAIGHT from the Mediterranean: the soothing | sounds of the fatest Cafe dei Mar compilation. ; for ‘some af us but just like yesterday to Hossein Shenasi. It was 20 years ago that Shenasi Carpet opened its doors on 15th, just off Pembercon in North Vancouver. .. This warehouse location houses more than 3,000 carpe! ts from all over the world. Hossein travels to Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and back home to — Iran ta purchase the best carpets he can find for his North Shore customers. ; Tc was in his hometown of Tabariz, one of the largest cities in Tran where Hossein learned the carpet business. At the age of 12, Hossein was weaving carpets for his uncle during the day and going to school at night. This family-owned business is still operating today. : a Over the last 35 years, Hossein has made the carpet business his lite. If he isn't buying the carpets or selling them, Hossein is having them mended or cleaned. Maintaining these worldly — works of art is a big part of Hasscin's business. Success in retail isn't easy, but Hossein says, ‘If you treat your customers well, they will come back to you.’ He prides himself in offering the best possible service, the most exquisite carpets in the business and an unbeatable price. All this combined with three and a half decades of- : experience sets Hossein above other merchants in the carpet business, . ik Hosscin's customer base consists of designers and - other professional wholesale buyers as well as cetail customers. | : ce His: second ‘location’ on the North Shore is difficult..to_ miss, it’ is Iocared at the. corner of Pemberton | and “Marine. Keeping the family tradition alive, Hoxsein's son Ali manages this store while Dad operates out of the warehouse. a Now chat the first two decades are out of the way, Hossein says he's ready for another twenty years—bur not without some celebration first. -.. So stop vin, say hello and feast your eyes on carpets fronv around the globe. . Hossein says he's been in the business long enough to know which ones are magic and ifyou're hicky, he'll send you home with one. All you have to do is ask. ce F appion size 3x 5° | Persian Shiraz Capet -ranton Hamden Comet Tibetan Carpet - - approx sive 35'x6.5°°° $B | Shenasi Carp GARFET SALES, BS ES 02 35x OS approx size ¢: round " ' William Morris Design Carpet -a1sas- ON SALE HOW. ets dl 99 Marine Drive at Pemberton, North Van’. 5 ; HES West 15:h Street near Pemberton, Nortis Van 986-8514 we * santo. 996-8788