Following MOP MOP and RENEGADE OF JAZZ, another powerhouse act from the AGOGO label — Berlin five-piece ONOM AGEMO & THE DISCO JUMPERS — delivers a long-awaited second album, and it's seriously cool. Hand-played psychedelic Afro-funk/krautrock built on carefully chosen vintage organ, plus analog synths, modular synths and vocoder all running wild. Exquisite balance and taste. The CD has 9 tracks in total, one more than the vinyl. Highly recommended.
The hip-hop-science modern sonics — clearly touched by the restrained, controlled beatmaking that came after J Dilla — are raw, cool and utterly deep. Track 5 "Weird Panda King" (sample 2), a slice of hand-played hip-hop/electro/Afro-funk not included on the vinyl, is a killer, as is the Moroccan Gnawa-flavored jazz-funk of track 2 "Opus" (sample 3). You'll also be drawn into "Somebody," a grand four-part spiritual Afro-jazz groove suite that unfolds in dope, psychedelic, dizzying fashion — almost too good to believe. Start with the samples, and be sure to check the tracklist too.
(Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)
The hip-hop-science modern sonics — clearly touched by the restrained, controlled beatmaking that came after J Dilla — are raw, cool and utterly deep. Track 5 "Weird Panda King" (sample 2), a slice of hand-played hip-hop/electro/Afro-funk not included on the vinyl, is a killer, as is the Moroccan Gnawa-flavored jazz-funk of track 2 "Opus" (sample 3). You'll also be drawn into "Somebody," a grand four-part spiritual Afro-jazz groove suite that unfolds in dope, psychedelic, dizzying fashion — almost too good to believe. Start with the samples, and be sure to check the tracklist too. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)