Reviews

si parte con naferone, ti rimbomba dentro di echi soul, recitativo circolare, sale e t'assale e annoda la gola, commovente, consapevole. finisce brutale in crescendo.
shal'um è africa, caldo umido ma impossibile restare col piedino fermo.
con ak'an friso, di voce acidula che ricorda i cypress hill, continua la corsa nella foresta tropicale.
lo stop arriva con oyu'mande, ipnotiche le voci che fanno la ritmica, jazz minimo e rallentato come nel migliore trip-hop d'oltremanica, e la splendida wouan de sono ali che si aprono ad un vento lieve...il resto di questo gran disco scopritelo da soli, ma senza fretta.

Absolutely wonderful album!
Great rock, with influences from Radiohead and Muse.

Arrangements are nice, with good playing and pleasant voice. There are also some nice lo-fi/acid effects on the voice (reminds me of some Muse and Subsonica tunes).

Track 13, "Desert Monsoon (The Storm)", tends to the electro/dance.

Best tracks are: "Nothing in particular" for good rock, "Waiting At The Window" if you like surprises and "Dream", if you seek for some nice ballads.

I'm not a particular fan of prog rock, I listen to it rarely (PFM, Dream Theaters), but on this album there are some really nice songs (Drempt) and on each and every song you can find good rythm and great quality sound.
In particular, guitar and drums are really pretty!

keep it up !! this is megatastic !!

An odd mix of samples and original songwriting, this is a sublime album which certainly deserves the attention of many an interested Jamendo user. There are obvious influences from gypsy rock, as well as a very laid back feel that sometimes seems to descend into quiet, easy electronica with guitars. It's very individual and a breath of fresh air from a whose music I'm very unfamiliar with.

My personal favourites are the final two, Nos Tempos do Dr. Roberto, where the band seem to drop back into a country and western style which rolls and increases in speed beautifully. Then there comes the final track, the wonderful Laura em Chamas, which is pretty, haunting and delightful. It sounds like a real classic from them.

Irreversiveis sounds like Gogol Bordello, with a touch of Razorlight and Kings of Leon for good measure. There is certainly an affinity with any rock group who have ever used samples, which they do to extremely good effect on lots of the tracks on H.G. Wells. They also seem to take some influences from classical Iberian guitar music, which blends with their individual sound rather delightfully.

Live, this group would sound incredible. It would be a wonderful show which might well change lives, and certainly involve the entire audience with a nice stage show. I'm unlikely to ever see them play live, but it sounds like anyone who would get the opportunity would have a great time.

The album is also just the right length, neither too long nor too short as many of the demos that appear on Jamendo are. The cover is amusing and intriguing, but I can't say it reflects their style perfectly. I'm not sure that's why it only gets 9 out of 10, but it goes some way towards the explanation. All-in-all, well worth listening to for the casual explorer of the Jamendo universe!