VITAL WEEKLY
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number 621
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week 14
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BABA LLAGA – GESAMTKUNSTWERK (CDR by Hamaika)
You can watch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpfOSehym9c and get some idea of the sound/concept – but on this recording they play magnificently with the stereo field and excellent sound qualities – samples – voices clips etc.- this is a very peculiar disk – the cut ups are short clearly and cleverly defined – you’ll get a better idea of the sound @ http://www.myspace.com/baballaga – the work despite the youtube extravaganza is remarkably refined – almost a genre of its own though not surprising – not being in the mainstream of LA or even perhaps not their native country – are- (they deserve a name check!) miguel a garcía (mixes, effects, feedbacks, rhythms), raul dominguez (metallic percussion, radio, musical instruments) daniel llaria (voices, shouts, thrash drums, performance) itziar markiegi (mediatic sampling, effects pedal, ixi software)- from Bilbao – and produce really excellent and original material -after listening to just too much pretentious industrial clankery from
across the pond this makes a very refreshing change – well *novelty* – it reminds me of some strange animations of the 60s – pop/fast frame – BABA LLAGA – could be considered pop at times – avant garde at others- all I can say in closing is I recommend you take a listen – if only to see how reverence and pretension can make for pretentious crap which is a polite way of referring to some other recent material I’ve been listening to. And if any A&R people read this – god why- sign this group- the next Autechure or Pansonic? Brilliant- neo-fluxus. marx bros meet Stockhausen.. off the wall out of the frame leftfield.. (I must stop- but track 16 baba llaga though it’s just aaaa- scream!. jliat.)
Address: http://www.xedh.org/baballaga/