Monday, November 25, 2024

Turkeys Voting for Christmas

This title and that cover art; you KNOW this is Christmas A Go Go-material. To quote the liner notes: 'A rabble of contrarians drinking spiked eggnog, gingerly passing the parcel, aware that beneath the razor wire tinsel and decorative façade lies a Venus flytrap poised to snap. It’s not your typical party spread either – a strict regimen of egg and chips, bar a few sundry carnivores gorging on foot-long currywursts in blankets.'

Reviewing this comp is a bit like spoiling a movie, because almost every track and skit has a totally different vibe. The furious beats of Kitzler's 'Schweine in Decken bei Tag, Schweine in Decken von Nacht', the chilling effect of 'Trinity', a track called 'Boffin Orgy on Nonce Island' that starts with Noddy Holder screaming 'It's Christmas' and then turns into an Asian dub foundation of samples and spoken word...it's like that box of chocolates from Forrest Gump.

Two more traditional songs that stand out (both I'd never heard of before) are this vengeful Al Green-ish track by soul singer Philip Kane, from his 2015-album Flowers and Ledges:
And this very touching song for the lost, from a 2018 single by White Star Bulb Company.
As I understand it, the rest of this album is all new material, please don't let that Pype track unlistened. Dive in. Enjoy.

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