Those in the mood for an intoxicating piece of music should definitely check out 'Message From The Other Side' by English DJ and producer Damian Lazarus. For this album, a soundscape teetering somewhere between ambient, dance and house, Lazarus drew inspiration from his own Lazpod podcast series and the Day Zero Festival, an annual event organized against the backdrop of the Mayan ruins in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Damian describes 'Message From The Other Side' as music for deserts, jungles and sunrises and in order to create that vibe he collaborated with, among others, qawwali singers Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad and Hamza Akram, Egyptian master percussionist Hossam Ramzy, sitar player Sidharta Siliceo and Mozambican guitarist Neco Novellas. Even though this is an album that will most likely rather appeal to a club audience, 'Message From The Other Side' contains enough elements also to charm world music lovers.