The term “noble savage” expresses the idealized concept of the naturalman and the innate goodness of one not exposed to the corruptinginfluences of civilization. The Noble Savage EP is an expression ofthe conflict between nature and western society as well as the fusionof modern music technology and indigenous music technique.Taking influence from all over the world, Noble Savage starts out onthe Big Island of Hawaii, with a psychedlic surf dub jam featuring TheLaboratory and guitar of Open Mike. Track two is a Dubstep version ofa Latin Cumbia from Colombia. It then moves into deeper and darkerspaces with the title track Noble Savage, a collaboration withkeyboardist Makila, and the danceable, Arabian influenced, Sands ofAllah. The final track, “Bass Tribe 2012″ is a neo-tribal experimentalpiece used in performances by the Dakini Temple’s Elizabeth Bast.The idealization of the noble savage may have been a racist myth, butthe value of the preservation of the ways life that are sustainable,versus the vanity and environmental destruction of material capitalismcan’t be denied by knowone