Oi!

For those who can recall the anarchic electro-punk approach of the predecessor Bootleg, A&E's new album Oi! will come as a surprise - and that's putting it mildly. The rest - i.e. those who've never heard a single note of the duo's music and do not know anything about the protagonists' activities or their histories - will also be surprised. Why? Because traditional sounding Japanese singing in combination with a deftly played jazz guitar plus sounds from Gameboys and junkshop keyboards plus solid punk drums is clearly something you won't hear every day. And while we're at it: That also goes for the duo's combination of drum 'n' bass mayhem and Hawaiian lap steel sounds. And these are not the only fiendish concoctions A&E have in store for their audience.