Monday, 12 September 2016

Gusgus – this is normal (CD)




Third album from this Reykjavik, Iceland band founded in 1995. There`s 11 amazing songs (53.36 minutes) here. This one`s slightly different in styles though. This recording goes in three directions; dancefloor oriented material, minimal pop and electronically oriented material. There`s some elements of trip hop, lounge, funk, chill-out, downtempo, electronic, leftfield, pop and house. The predominant music style is house. If house music`s not your cup of tea, don`t buy this. The more I listen to this and the more I can`t help myself and think it`s a crossbreed between Stereo MC`s and Portishead. Interesting. Standout tracks are
1 – Ladyshave (3.58 minutes) = house + downtempo with funk / toe tapping undertones = let`s get it on like Donkey Kong on the dancefloor.
5 – Very important people (5.51 minutes) = house + electronic with lotsa hooks and grooves = is house the new disco or what. Check this out: https://www.oz.com/gusgus

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