Thursday, December 6, 2018

Ga'an - Black Equus. 2011 USA

Interesting Zeuhl styled album from Chicago. The pounding rhythms, the driving bass, chirpy keyboards, haunting organ, and overall martial style are certainly hallmarks of the genre. Lindsay Powell's vocals, however, are a bit tough to take. She doesn't sing, she doesn't chant, she doesn't hum, she doesn't recite - she just caterwauls - in whatever key she feels like. I love just about anything in the Zeuhl genre, but this one is a bit of a slog. Also, the thuddy bass-heavy production is another problem. It's very good, but somehow it seems it should be better.

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