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DJ Muscat
Reviewed 2015-04-23
Reviewed 2015-04-23
Genre: afrobeat, psych
UK group fuses elements from all over the world to make a tremendous, playful record of psych-rock. Gives me the same spin-tingling feeling as when I first listened to Goat. Shares members with the equally excellent (but slightly more jazzy) Melt Yourself Down. One of those albums that you can’t listen to without cracking a smile.
P.S. we have a vinyl single of theirs in the music office somewhere…awesome wild stuff
Others: Melt Yourself Down, Lumerians, Goat, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Deerhoof (minus Satomi)
Favorites: 2, 1, 3, 8, 6, 7. FCC: 9.
1. (5:22) *** Spoken Mauritian-Creole intro then krauty groove. High energy and infectious.
2. (3:39) *** Big ascending riff and magnetic vocals. One of the most compact and immediately catchy tracks.
3. (3:20) *** Sexy, dark. Just what the proverbial doctor ordered.
4. (5:19) Starts all delicate and spacey before getting some riffs, and I mean capital-R riffs. Has a bit of a Led-Zeppelin feel, but maybe that’s just me…
5. (5:05) Laid back afro-funk feel. Cool mini piano solo.
6. (2:57) *** Oh this is a fun one. Add this to the carefully curated non top 40 playlist for your next party.
7. (4:06) ** Mid. More great stuff.
8. (5:54) *** Locked in metallic groove. Fast, energetic pace. Weird vocal inflections…I like it.
9. (6:13) FCC Instrumental gives me a slight mysterious, Tinariwen type feel. Lyrically my favorite song.
UK group fuses elements from all over the world to make a tremendous, playful record of psych-rock. Gives me the same spin-tingling feeling as when I first listened to Goat. Shares members with the equally excellent (but slightly more jazzy) Melt Yourself Down. One of those albums that you can’t listen to without cracking a smile.
P.S. we have a vinyl single of theirs in the music office somewhere…awesome wild stuff
Others: Melt Yourself Down, Lumerians, Goat, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Deerhoof (minus Satomi)
Favorites: 2, 1, 3, 8, 6, 7. FCC: 9.
1. (5:22) *** Spoken Mauritian-Creole intro then krauty groove. High energy and infectious.
2. (3:39) *** Big ascending riff and magnetic vocals. One of the most compact and immediately catchy tracks.
3. (3:20) *** Sexy, dark. Just what the proverbial doctor ordered.
4. (5:19) Starts all delicate and spacey before getting some riffs, and I mean capital-R riffs. Has a bit of a Led-Zeppelin feel, but maybe that’s just me…
5. (5:05) Laid back afro-funk feel. Cool mini piano solo.
6. (2:57) *** Oh this is a fun one. Add this to the carefully curated non top 40 playlist for your next party.
7. (4:06) ** Mid. More great stuff.
8. (5:54) *** Locked in metallic groove. Fast, energetic pace. Weird vocal inflections…I like it.
9. (6:13) FCC Instrumental gives me a slight mysterious, Tinariwen type feel. Lyrically my favorite song.
Recent airplay
Late Bloomer
Rebroadcast: Music Casserole — Apr 03, 2021
Rigid Man
A Visit From Drum (Best of '15) — Dec 11, 2015
Rigid Man
A Visit From Drum — Jun 11, 2015
Tickle The Line
A Visit From Drum — Jun 04, 2015
City Thunder
The Sunset Life — May 28, 2015
Ruby
A Visit From Drum — May 28, 2015
Charting
2015-04-24 — 2015-06-26
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 14 | 1 |
| Jun 7 | 1 |
| May 31 | 2 |
| May 24 | 1 |
| May 17 | 2 |
| May 10 | 2 |
| May 3 | 3 |
| Apr 26 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Rigid Man | ||
| 2. | African Tree | ||
| 3. | Ruby | ||
| 4. | I Want You To Know | ||
| 5. | Soul Scratch | ||
| 6. | Tickle The Line | ||
| 7. | The Sweetest Part Of Life | ||
| 8. | Late Bloomer | ||
| 9. | City Thunder |