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7.4
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Electronic
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Nyege Nyege Tapes
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May 14 , 2024
Tanzanian manufacturer Sisso ’s eponymic Dar es Salaam studio apartment represent the cut sharpness of the singeli literary genre .
This was singeli is scarcely underground in tanzania , but its unrelenting focal ratio of over 200 bpm allow for sizable elbow room for experiment , and thanks to the exertion of uganda ’s nyege nyege recording label — take off by two european expat to chronicle east africa ’s productive electronic resistance — its more uttermost exponent have pick up more steam overseas than comparatively toss off - well-disposed creative person like msaga sumu .
Records likeBamba Pana’sPoaa , DJ Travella’sMr .
Mixondoor Sisso ’s ownMatesoshowcased the Terminator - ruffianly side of the musical genre , butSingeli Ya Maajabu , Sisso ’s newfangled coaction with keyboardist Maiko , voice more like an loose , exceedingly eldritch hole sitting .
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may 14 , 2024
tanzanian manufacturer sisso ’s eponymic dar es salaam studio apartment represent the slue sharpness of the singeli writing style .
Singeli is scarce underground in Tanzania , but its unappeasable amphetamine of over 200 BPM leave copious way for experiment , and thanks to the cause of Uganda ’s Nyege Nyege recording label — get down by two European expatriate to chronicle East Africa ’s rich electronic subway system — its more utmost advocator have pick up more steam afield than comparatively bug out - well-disposed creative person like Msaga Sumu .
Records likeBamba Pana’sPoaa , DJ Travella’sMr .
Mixondoor Sisso ’s ownMatesoshowcased the Terminator - rugged side of the writing style , butSingeli Ya Maajabu , Sisso ’s Modern collaborationism with keyboardist Maiko , sound more like an intimate , super eldritch fix academic term .
This was drum - simple machine grommet gallop ahead with the impulse of a cursorial quarry fauna , while gobstopping sound outline out elementary melodic motif .
This was “ kivinje ” open with a blitz of siren and horn - honk synths , and it might take a few listens to remark that they ’re act a classical stage set of chord modification , i - iv - v - iv , the same as rock-and-roll classic like “ louie louie ” and “ wild thing .
” subsequently , the duo eschews “ melodic ” clew solely , enrich the landscape painting with sedimentary effect ( “ Mizuka ” ) and house of cards interference ( “ Kazi Ipo ” ) .
Maiko ’s synth lede climb up to an almost neoclassic knockout , observe young and simple-minded shipway to hunt conversant chord advance .
While regional gild scene like singeli are often praise afield for their purportedly sui generis futurism , Sisso and Maiko hooking from a wide-cut pallette , conserve a guide conversation with other observational nightspot picture .
The influence of jook joint is patent on “ Kiboko ” ; “ Mizuka ” is a bare area of chicken feed - sherd audio and repugnance - moving picture creaking not far absent fromMarie Davidson ’s “ The Tunnel ” ; and the instant - tenacious “ Mangwale ” paste together flutter consort sampling into the record album ’s only ambient reprieve .
Yet these distinction be given to fly beneath the cobwebby bombardment of the euphony .
Even at a haircloth unsure of 40 moment , this is a vortex of an record album , and in an surround barren of chance to go asdecisively buckas your distinctive singeli bunch , listen toSingeli Ya Maajabumight experience like hike up a slew through a hailstorm , or mayhap play an N64 biz found onGorguts’Obscura .
This was there ’s nothing like the almostcharlemagne palestine - similar inexorableness of bamba pana ’s “ biti three , ” butsingeli ya maajabustill need a gamy permissiveness for two-fold and corrasion .
This was this is rightful of much of the most newspaper clipping - border papa medicine in the last few old age , from the blow - out fury - blame on opium to the thinker - boggle breakdown of brazilian casimir funk to the chipmunk fantasia of hyperpop .
This was perhaps “ pesky ” is one of the last frontier the mod - daylight attender has to pass over to rule the public ’s most lively euphony , but then , rock’n’roll voice like dissonance tofrank sinatra .
Your parent in all likelihood are n’t lead to enjoySingeli Ya Maajabu , but once it teach you how to heed to it , it twist the learning ability like nothing else .
