| Slavic Soul Party / Taketron |
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| Album: | Taketron | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Slavic Soul Party | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Barbes Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-10-18 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-20 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 20 | Dec 13 | Dec 6 | Nov 29 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 25, 2012: | Moonshine in the Evening Taketron | 4. | Mar 17, 2012: | New World Disorder Get It How You Live | |
| 2. | Sep 08, 2012: | Bouge Mood Sancti Petri | 5. | Feb 18, 2012: | New World Disorder Get It How You Live | |
| 3. | Jul 21, 2012: | Bouge Mood Sancti Petri | 6. | Dec 04, 2010: | Music Casserole Taketron |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-10-15 | ||
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Slavic Soul Party – Taketron Reviewed by Sadie O., 10/15/09 Balkan brass band from Brooklyn (say THAT five times, fast!) with New Orleans second line and gospel, be-bop, and a bit of old-school cartoon music and funk. Whew! Akin to and buddies of Gogol Bordello and Balkan Beat Box. All instrumental! Yay! All good to great, too. 1. 0:08 intro 2. 4:12 ***swingy upbeat Gypsy brass and electronics. Does sound a bit like an old “Silly Symphony” – which is to say quite stylish, as well as fun. Very be-bop trumpet solo. 3. 3:20 **uptempo marching band romp, with a bit of second line feel. Nice. Blatty tuba bit, too. 4. 2:56 ***lopsided midtempo with a hint of Nawlins funk and a lot of wildness. Bout time the serious drinking started! 5. 5:15 **midtempo limping polka – but in a good way. Seems closer to traditional than the previous cuts. 6. 3:31 **swingy, uptempo, complex. Mostly horns and snares. Very snakey clarinet (?) midway through. 7. 2:49 ***hyperspeed oom-pah with the trumpet off on a tear, and an attack phalanx of accordions. Keen! 8. 3:54 **super cool and elegant percussion line, rather somber horns. 9. 1:24 ***mad, hyperactive – definitely has the air of an old cartoon classic. 10. 3:46 **ooh, very slow and sad with the air of a spiritual (which I guess it is.) Gets more upbeat midway through – sort of like experiencing a Big Easy funeral going out and coming back… 11. 2:30 ***groovy midtempo syncopated hora. 12. 3:23 ***yikes! Uptempo and Latinate – maybe it’s the cowbell. Apparently originially a Flamenco tune. 13. 6:00 **very slow and hymn-like intro, all horns. Busts out the party vibe after 2 minutes. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Welcome | 7. | Tatiana | |||
| 2. | Taketron | 8. | Real Simple | |||
| 3. | Baltika | 9. | Sarba | |||
| 4. | Get It How You Live | 10. | Canaan Land | |||
| 5. | Sviraj Srechko | 11. | Laughter Club | |||
| 6. | Pavketov Stakato | 12. | Sancti Petri | |||
| 13. | Hymn | |||||