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PHANTOM BAND - Freedom Of Speech

1981 (Bureau b.)
crossover, no wave
by Roberto Mandolini
5.5

A un anno di distanza dall’omonimo esordio la Phantom Band di Jaki Liebezeit pubblica il secondo lavoro discografico cambiando decisamente direzione. Meno soul e psichedelia, più elettronica e attitudine punk. La departita di Rosko Gee lascia il gruppo senza cantante e bassista. Il suono della Phantom Band ne risente: si asciuga e perde buona parte dei connotati soul-funk. Al posto del r’n’b che arricchiva l’album d’esordio emerge una vena afro-beat che rimanda inevitabilmente alle alchimie del re Fela Kuti. Invariata invece la quantità di reggae presente nel disco. Su “No Question” delle chitarre hardrock presagiscono il crossover di fine decennio, omaggiando tra le righe Clash e PIL. “Relax” sembra una parodia di George Clinton messa in scena da Frank Zappa.

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16/05/2010

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Roberto Mandolini, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. Freedom Of Speech
  2. 2. E. F. 1
  3. 3. Brain Police
  4. 4. No Question
  5. 5. Relax
  6. 6. Gravity
  7. 7. Trapped Again
  8. 8. Experiments
  9. 9. Dream Machine
  10. 10. Dangerous Conversation

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