Various Artists / Congotronics 2
| Album: | Congotronics 2 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Feb 2006 | |
| Label: | Crammed Discs | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-02-19 | Pull Date: | 2006-04-23 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 23 | Apr 16 | Apr 9 | Apr 2 | Mar 19 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 | Feb 26 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 13, 2014: | Aporeia
Le Laboureur |
4. | Dec 20, 2012: | Cacao!
Le Laboureur |
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| 2. | Dec 26, 2013: | World Tour
Soif Conjugale |
5. | Mar 05, 2012: | Afro Beats
Kabuangoyi |
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| 3. | Jan 24, 2013: | The Sunset Life
Wa Muluendu |
6. | Jan 23, 2012: | Afro Beats
Wa Muluendu |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2006-02-17
Reviewed 2006-02-17
[coll]: CONGOTRONICS 2
Crammed, 2006
CONGO – You didn’t think Konono No. 1 was all there was, did you? Here’s nine more examples of the fuzzed out, funky music of Kinshasa, Congo. Like Konono (who turn up on tack 9), the groups all have electrified instruments plugged into cruddy do-it-yourself amps, creating wonderfully distorted sounds. This time there’s a variety of musical styles to explore, but all still have that trance thing going on. Watch for part 3 later this year…
All tracks are awesome! Fo’s faves: 1, 2, 6, 9
1. 4:00 – local all-star band; big fuzzy bassline, xylophone, great call/response vox
2. 7:17 – amazing traditional grooves, like a symphony of frogs with chanting on top
3. 6:47 – rockin’ “power chord” pop, carnival percussion and megaphone vocals
4. 9:35 – more traditional, little distortion: yelled vocals and nice breezy patterns
5. 7:17 – electric likembe, group vox, percussion, light & airy over a muddy bassline
6. 4:59 – yowza! dense, slamming groove: megaphone vox, breakdown in middle
7. 6:14 – loping dance rhythm: accordion blends with traditional drumming & vox
8. 8:35 – steady rhythm: group vox, buzz drums, warbly guitar, then insistent trance
9. 8:19 – live in Brussels: great beat, gets trancey after 2 mins, and just takes off!
[Fo] 12/9/05
Crammed, 2006
CONGO – You didn’t think Konono No. 1 was all there was, did you? Here’s nine more examples of the fuzzed out, funky music of Kinshasa, Congo. Like Konono (who turn up on tack 9), the groups all have electrified instruments plugged into cruddy do-it-yourself amps, creating wonderfully distorted sounds. This time there’s a variety of musical styles to explore, but all still have that trance thing going on. Watch for part 3 later this year…
All tracks are awesome! Fo’s faves: 1, 2, 6, 9
1. 4:00 – local all-star band; big fuzzy bassline, xylophone, great call/response vox
2. 7:17 – amazing traditional grooves, like a symphony of frogs with chanting on top
3. 6:47 – rockin’ “power chord” pop, carnival percussion and megaphone vocals
4. 9:35 – more traditional, little distortion: yelled vocals and nice breezy patterns
5. 7:17 – electric likembe, group vox, percussion, light & airy over a muddy bassline
6. 4:59 – yowza! dense, slamming groove: megaphone vox, breakdown in middle
7. 6:14 – loping dance rhythm: accordion blends with traditional drumming & vox
8. 8:35 – steady rhythm: group vox, buzz drums, warbly guitar, then insistent trance
9. 8:19 – live in Brussels: great beat, gets trancey after 2 mins, and just takes off!
[Fo] 12/9/05
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