Django Django “Django Django” (2012)
The group produced a single each year from 2009-2011 but took their time on releasing this, their debut full-length.
I was kind of interested in this one, having not even heard of this
band, but with the book describing them as incorporating a multitude of
styles in quite a cohesive way. I also found it interesting (though not
sure if this would directly influence their music) that the members
hailed from Scotland, Ireland and Yorkshire in England.
From the opening intro track the mix of styles is born out with sounds
like Morricone but with synthesizers and weightier percussion and then
picks up some some 80s new-wavey flavoured vocals and synths with clean
guitars. It moves through ping-pong vocals and propulsive guitars in
"Default" to a laidback 60s vibe of the bass, drums and acoustic guitar.
“Zumm Zumm” mixes folky vocal harmonies with jaunty fuzzy dance bass and almost 'world music' beats.
“Life is a Beach” almost has a kind of cheesy 60s beach movie sound to
it but with 60s folk vocal harmonies and reasonably subtle melodic hints
of middle-eastern and classical music.
"Skies Over Cairo"
with its chanty Middle-Eastern-to-a-beat almost sounds like a poppier
take on Mr Bungle's "Desert Search For Techno Allah" (high praise from a
Bungle fan). I feel like the Bungle guys would also appreciate album
closer "Silver Rays" with its 60s surf-style production and Brian Wilson
via the 80s sound that seems like a sunnier take on the sound of Mini
Mansions.
My feel on it is that they've drawn from the previous 5 decades of music
but with the lion's share of the sound coming from the 60s with 00s
technology making it more contemporary. I'd
definitely be keen to check out more from these guys.
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