Wild Man Riddim – Wild Man Riddim (2015)
- Reggae
- Afrofuturism
- Ska
- Afrobeat
- Alternative dance
- Afrofunk
- Mood music
- World fusion
- Covers
- Psychedelic
- Funk
Comment:
Wild Man Riddim`s self-titled issue is the first entry of mine at Oslo,
Norway-based site MarsMelons and by listening to Wild Man Riddim`s nine
compositions I am convinced to come back to the imprint’s catalogue for more
times in the near future. Of course, today is Sunday (indeed, I began to love
this day stepwise) and the weather in the morning is idyllic and the air is
refreshing being imbued with spring tastes and rainy breezes. Brage
Rognlien-headed combo, involving a couple of black musicians to deliver vocals in some tracks, improvises with Jamaican reggae rhythms and ska thrusts, however, frequently
searching for more funky and psychedelic sound (I adore those dusty reed organ and brass chords moving in and out of the mix!) thereby coming close to
Afrobeat/funk/futurism, which roots come from Nigeria, and Ghana. Additionally,
the group elaborates music of such jazz and improvised music juggernauts as
Herbie Hancock (Cantaloupe Island), and Dizzy Gillespie (A Night in
Tunisia). Mostly it chimes as an accompanying music instance while one is
doing something else rather than concentratedly listening to music though there
are up moments to provide more depth, work out more complex structures and show
up more vivid ambition to make difference (for instance, Big Difference).
I guess the ensemble`s live may even be more amusing than just having a listen with
the headphones.
