Records of 2010 - 33. Konono No.1 - Assume Crash PositionPitchfork:
"It's been five years since Congotronics introduced Konono to a broader international audience. That record reached people who didn't know a thing about Congolese music, but loved the band's ping-buzz-crack timbre, admired their punkish "use whatever materials are at hand" attitude, and know a killer groove when they heard one..."
Right. Pitchfork. Right. You cunts. You think you're right. This band are not making punk. This band are all about the live element, which granted you said in your review is more 'worth-it' than dragging the band into the studio. Pitchfork you're right, they do sound like a one-trick-pony.But surely there's no need to drop the score from 7.9 for "Congotronics" to 5.7 for "Assume Crash Position," especially when you don't really justify it.
The shit thing is - how can I justify loving this album? I like the grooves. It makes me nod my head a lot and think of having the strobe lights on in my bedroom, not that I do this, but I'd like to move into a new apartment, with new people and absolutely insist that that's the only way I could get to sleep; with strobe lights and music from the Congo. The life of a nut-job.
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