3/22/2012
Skanderani - Bastard Jingles (2009)
/Reggae, Dub, Crossover, Psychedelic, World music, Experimentalism/
Comment: just three pieces which take on reggae and some World music-confluenced progressions and outlets. Furthermore, psychedelic influences used to be strong and profound reminding of peripheral dub rock sounds either. You can compare it to the likes of Primal Scream, or Asian Dub Foundation, for instance (Sinai Express). Or on the other side, sultry yet gloomy Mariachi-alike themes are shuffled with tabla rhythms and vinyl crackling (Baraka). The last notch Al Moussaouri meanders on rough, resonating bass chords and dusty reed organ-induced vibes and quacks. In a word, the issue having created by Ahmed Moussa is truly viable and consistent.