Album Review
Afrirampo “First EP” [Gyuune Cassette]
Thurston Hunger 3/5/2005 A Library, CD, Format
The first time I heard Afrirampo was a live set on Brian
Turner’s show on WFMU. I felt like I had seen them… I’ve
been dying for another taste ever since. This is their first
album and it’s the first “free pop” I’ve come across so far.
With efforvescent vocals, and the GOOD sort of short attention
span, a drummer who kicks asteroids, and these rising surges
of vocals. From howler monkey screams to lunar crooning to
shrieky speak to orgasmic laughter. Effects are used once,
not milked to death. You could talk about male-dominated
Japanese culture and make a case for the welling up of some
female spirits, but this is just plain unbridled creativity
erupting like a day glo volcano. These wild women are
fingerpainting with their entire bodies. Self-obsessed?
Yep. Ninja rhythms? Uh-uh. Oni and Pikacyu are here to save
the world with naked energy. Domo Ariblotto!
you heard it 50 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 242 days ago, Cynthia Lombard played 5
- 933 days ago, Hemroid the Leader played 1
- 1694 days ago, Self Titled played 5
- 1704 days ago, Lou Nautique played 1
- 1771 days ago, Self Titled played 5
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