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pure breed mongrel - review
() aus Daniel Siwek (www.xlr8r.com)
Ragga-tech, click-pop: just some of the terms going 'round, but it would make sense to call Jahcoozi's stuff grime for Björk, only not nearly as gentle. Between the frenetic glitch of ""Dot Com Bust"" and the soundsystem toast of ""Shake The Doom,"" Jahcoozi might please both Aphex Twin and Roots Manuva fans. And, despite underground tendencies, they manage to find pop songs buried in digital grit, something John Peel foresaw when he helped break their ""Fish"" EP (included here) on Kompakt in 2003. Since then, the trio (an Anglo-Singhalese MC, an Israeli bassist and a German producer) has turned their melting pot into a steamy hot tub. — |
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pure breed mongrel - review
() aus Jeff Pencza (www.foxydigitalis.com)
This Berlin-based international trio of Sri Lankan rapper Sasha Parera, Berlin electronics whiz/producer Robot Koch and Israeli guitarist/bassist Oren Gerlitz produce funky, glitchy hip-hop driven by Sasha’s occasionally foul-mouthed pronouncements over Gerlitz’s throbbing, wall-rattling basslines. “Changing Time” is a hypnotic, hi-NRG happy foot dance party and “Ghostbuster Generation” is TLC tempered with Miss Janet Jackcson’s pop sensibilities and will appeal to fans of both. Although the previously released “Fish” was a favorite of legendary British DJ, the late John Peel, I found it a little too syncopated and off the beat-en path for me to go with the flow.
Sahsa assumes the persona of American TV heroine Ally McBeal (trying to distance herself from her rich daddy) on the sexy, slow grind of “Ali McBills,” and the glitchy, syncopated cut-up, “Dot Com Bust” is the aural equivalent of a Quentin Tarentino film as beats, blasts and percussives come at you from all angles until the listener is lost within its swirling maelstrom of electronic gadgetry, while the highly percussive electro backbeats of the ass-wiggling “Shake The Doom” will keep the dancefloors crowded with its infectious rhythms that would go over great at a “We Love The 80’s” dancefest. It’s the album’s highlight and an obvious choice for the next single to attract a wider audience to this cool. Funky collection of hip-hop, rap, glitchy dancefloor stompers. While the rhythms tend to blend together by the time we reach the end of the baker’s dozen tracks here, with a little more variety to the beats, this could certainly be a project to watch out for in 2006. A promising debut from a collective that we hope to hear from again. |
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CD 9.9 €
