quoted 4 lines it seemed a poor choice of opening acts, but when i heard>
>it seemed a poor choice of opening acts, but when i heard
>'el oso' i understood why they'd been chosen. and el oso
>is definitely my least favorite soul coughing album.
Their actual cd's definitely had a decline in quality over the years. They
ended up just making dance music with an mc (doughty) repeating strange
lyrics monotonously over the top, instead of actually fitting everything
together with amazing style and intelligence on the first album.
People on the list who appreciate the more "natural" sounds on Ninja Tune,
or who like Red Snapper, would probably enjoy the first Soul Coughing
album, Ruby Vroom. Avoid the other two.
It's too bad, because if they had more stuff like Ruby Vroom, or had
decided to pursue stranger stuff instead of turning into Pop, they'd
probably have more IDM-L fringe benefits, a la Radiohead.
cheers,
/derek
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