Beware The Fetish
World
| Aug 2014
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2014-08-01
Reviewed 2014-08-01
Distortion laden fuzzed thumb pianos with DIY amplification, xylophones, e guitars, drums, vocals and dancers from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo
Disc A
***1: 5:44 mid tempo, very cool instrument trance groove with repeated call & response, distortion laden thumb pianos drone with percussion & e guitars
****2: 7:08 Great trance repeated riff with percussion and distortion drone with vocal calls
***3: 9:20 mid tempo, vocal call & response trance with percussion trance groove without the distortion
4: 9:09 faster thumb piano groove intro. then male voc/call with percussion
****5: 11:30 faster non stop total trance groove e guitar percussion & vocal
6: 5:47 mid to faster thumb piano & percussion with voc/calls.
Disc B
***1: 7:40 a cappella, male shouts & wails for 3 minutes then fast fuzzed out instruments and call & response voc. with resonator drum
*****2: 7:56 Title Track is a GREAT FUZZED out hot & sweaty DANCE TRANCE number. The groove is great with vocal shouts & calls
***3: 8:16 xylophone & drum, male call & response voc. Percussion picks up 2nd half
4: 7:32 mid tempo xylophone & thumb piano, vocal shouts & calls,
****5:12:38 e guitar, metal clave, nice fuzzed out sound, fast vocals, gets into a nice long fuzzed out trance.
*****6: 9:31 fast fuzzed out rockin GRAND FINALE. 30 second low (distant) applause at end. Recorded during the July 2011 Congotronics vs. Rockers tour.
Disc A
***1: 5:44 mid tempo, very cool instrument trance groove with repeated call & response, distortion laden thumb pianos drone with percussion & e guitars
****2: 7:08 Great trance repeated riff with percussion and distortion drone with vocal calls
***3: 9:20 mid tempo, vocal call & response trance with percussion trance groove without the distortion
4: 9:09 faster thumb piano groove intro. then male voc/call with percussion
****5: 11:30 faster non stop total trance groove e guitar percussion & vocal
6: 5:47 mid to faster thumb piano & percussion with voc/calls.
Disc B
***1: 7:40 a cappella, male shouts & wails for 3 minutes then fast fuzzed out instruments and call & response voc. with resonator drum
*****2: 7:56 Title Track is a GREAT FUZZED out hot & sweaty DANCE TRANCE number. The groove is great with vocal shouts & calls
***3: 8:16 xylophone & drum, male call & response voc. Percussion picks up 2nd half
4: 7:32 mid tempo xylophone & thumb piano, vocal shouts & calls,
****5:12:38 e guitar, metal clave, nice fuzzed out sound, fast vocals, gets into a nice long fuzzed out trance.
*****6: 9:31 fast fuzzed out rockin GRAND FINALE. 30 second low (distant) applause at end. Recorded during the July 2011 Congotronics vs. Rockers tour.
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Charting
2014-08-01 — 2014-10-03
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | 2 |
| Aug 24 | 1 |
| Aug 17 | 2 |
| Aug 10 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Chief's Enthronement/Oyaye | ||
| 2. | Yangye, The Evil Leopard | ||
| 3. | Salute To Kalombo | ||
| 4. | Down And Out | ||
| 5. | He Who Makes Bush Fires For Others | ||
| 6. | As They Walked Into The Forest On A Sunday, They Encountered Apes Dressed As Hum | ||
| 7. | Thus Spoke The Ancestors | ||
| 8. | Beware The Fetish | ||
| 9. | A Good Husband | ||
| 10. | In Praise Of Homeboys | ||
| 11. | The Dead Don't Dance | ||
| 12. | The Ploughman |
