VINYL FORMAT. Missouri's Mahjongg creatively forge the primal forces they've derived from other cultures to curtail our self-destructive tendencies and spawn a soundtrack for a new community. "In describing their brilliant, controlled bombast, 1980's Talking Heads are the easiest reference point, as tribal polyrhythm backs dense instrumental montages that occasionally include jittery, treble-happy, David Byrne guitar work. But to cast Mahjongg off as another American band heavily influenced by 1977-1982 wou   [ read more ]

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Missouri's Mahjongg creatively forge the primal forces they've derived from other cultures to curtail our self-destructive tendencies and spawn a soundtrack for a new community. "In describing their brilliant, controlled bombast, 1980's Talking Heads are the easiest reference point, as tribal polyrhythm backs dense instrumental montages that occasionally include jittery, treble-happy, David Byrne guitar work. But to cast Mahjongg off as another American band heavily influenced by 1977-1982 would serve as a    [ read more ]

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Mahjongg have dabbled in beatbox punk, afro-beat revivalism, and junkyard whimsy. This release is their most refracted pop statement yet. Using a swirling vocoder and intermittent dance beats, this single flickers like a channel surfer finding pop sensibilities in between the static. The B-side, a remix by Selector Dub Narcotic (Calvin Johnson), ups the playfulness by reducing the static in favor of an unkempt, bubbling mix of melodica and re-emerging synths.

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Missouri's Mahjongg creatively forge the primal forces they've derived from other cultures to curtail our self-destructive tendencies and spawn a soundtrack for a new community. 'In describing their brilliant, controlled bombast, 1980's Talking Heads are the easiest reference point, as tribal polyrhythm backs dense instrumental montages that occasionally include jittery, treble-happy, David Byrne guitar work. But to cast Mahjongg off as another American band heavily influenced by 1977-1982 would serve as a    [ read more ]

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