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LUDOVICO EINAUDI/Taranta Project: And for the world beater multi cultist out there, here's a set of Greco-Italian music inspired by tarantula spiders and the loony dance trance you go into when they bite you. The music is centuries old and Einaudi makes it more palatable to contemporary ears by adding traditional Turkish and West African music. Sounding snaky aside, sure this is egghead music, but damned if it doesn't have the accessibility and vibe of "Chariots of Fire". Nearly symphonic in it's presentation, rest assured this is first class Sunday afternoon listening music. A wild workout and a wild ride throughout.