The Awful Art of the Bongoloids
a CD by the Bongoloids
Bongo World Music
www.bongoloids.com

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Straight out of the weed wigwams of the Congo, this album is definitely not for the tender-hearted lovers of elevator harmony. Forged in the early 80's, The Awful Art of the Bongoloids is awfully ahead of its time in that it crosses cultures effortlessly in its search for a fresh, inimitable sound. Tribal percussions are deftly intertwined with electronically twisted guitars from outer space that draw nebulae of peculiar ambiences and slow-paced tunes that are never quite ordinary or complete. Meanwhile, a score of percussion and synthesizer surprises slap the ear and vanish into the distance. There is a pattern to the Bongoloid madness, however, and the more attentive listener would come to enjoy the heavy pounding theme that usually builds up in a song. This is not music one can listen to while assembling a miniature ship inside a glass bottle. It requires listening from within, or else you can probably do without.
      If we were to follow the old formula, The Awful Art of the Bongoloids would have to be described as the Zulu clashing with Space Invaders. Buy this album if you want to know who won.

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