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Zeuhl

2.76 | 259 ratings

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Proof that the infectious nature of the 1980s music style reached as far as other planets. Here Magma are no longer Magma. Introducing: Kobaia, Wind and Fire.

The funk/R&B vibe hinted at on Attahk has fully taken over, as has the use of English lyrics. See track 1, Call From the Dark for the best (worst) example of this.

Do the Music at least makes use of the scatty vocal style synonymous with Zeuhl, but still in an 80s funk track. This one is passable though.

Otis - if the title of the track didn't give it away, the style will. A Vander tribute to Otis Redding, and do you know what? It's done strangely and surprisingly well, even with some shrieky Zeuhl scatting thrown in and after 4 minutes or so a ramp up in pace - toe tapping fun.

I Must Return could be a Boney M track. Which in my eyes means its horrible. And the final two tracks are supposed to be spiritual but do absolutely nothing for me.

Do the Music and Otis are actually not bad but the rest is a horror show, and I'd rather it never happened.

bartymj | 2/5 | 2022-1-18

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