The wacky, faux-Eastern jazz sax and pie tin banging is carried out with such conviction and attention to the groove that you don't even mind that much when it's time for the didgeridoo solo, or whatever that is. In fact, the whole reason I'll bet you might not immediately put something else on is the hypnotic, post-punk bass and beats. They do a nice job of anchoring all that exotica. Take them away, and this album would be the kind of nightmare that makes me giggle. With them, I'm kind of into it.
Mr. de Dionyso's press materials suggest that Malaikat dan Singa was recorded to impress a girl. I would like to meet this girl. And ask her if she is impressed. But take that bit about a girl under advisement, because the press materials also claim that this is an album you can dance to, and to that I say: maybe at Burning Man. But not in my house. You fucking hippie.
3 comments:
Haha! Great review= there's definitely no didg though- that's all amplified bass clarinet! It says so in the liner notes!
You should track down that girl and see what she thinks. You can find anybody on the internet these days.
Dear Anonymous, The big bummer about review copies these days is that they come with press releases but no liner notes, that is, when they aren't download links.
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