reviews / 2010

ABOOMBONG - Amnemonic

Name: ABOOMBONG – Amnemonic
Item: Amnemonic
Rating: 6
Author: Francesco Nunziata

2010 (Self-released)

tribal psychedelia, world music

by Francesco Nunziata

With an even airier sound, the mysterious Aboombong is back among us, already responsible for the excellent “Asynchronic”. The Seattle musician's research leans ever more towards the ultimate abstraction of a world-music unbalanced both on the psychedelic side of Sam Shalabi and on the visionary side of Jon Hassell. Thus, with an increased arsenal of exotic instruments (among others, the Turkish darbuka, goblet drums, the ekwe, etc.), the sound gains in depth, moving between chaotic tribalisms that lose themselves inside radioactive fog (“Cheshiahud Loop”, “Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan & Wang Hongwen in Dahomey”), spatial flights (“From Cracked And Bloodied Fingers”), hypnotic minimalism tinged with afrobeat (“Cromsby Grovernor Worthington’s Jujujaiponmolam”) and menacing soundscapes (“Noon”).

If you liked “Asynchronic”, pick this one up too.

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13/12/2010

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Francesco Nunziata, 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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