The (now) Swiss band LO FAT ORCHESTRA presents an album with "question for honey" that captivates from the very first track. LO FAT ORCHESTRA is a drum-bass-organ trio from Schaffhausen that has completed their second album after an EP and their debut. ++++ Roughly speaking, this is what you get when disco is paired with 60s punk; in their self-description, it is simply labeled pop without borders. But it is somehow much more than that. This band comes full of energy and pressure while completely forgoing guitars. It’s quite astonishing that the organ takes on this role, determining the tracks even more crazily and powerfully than the great Monks, constantly racing with the rhythm section without ever catching up, but rather pushing each other forward. Pop without borders. The impressions drift boundlessly through musical worlds, from 60s beat to punk, trash, noise, skillful new wave beats, a bit of soul, but all stylishly and neatly wrapped in a groovy pop disguise. The vocals also work wonderfully in their mix of seemingly perfect boredom and energy. In my mind's eye, so many bands are in the studio that could have co-produced this album that I soon lost track. ++++ This is the music you want to listen to, and there’s always an occasion for it. And how rarely it is worth quoting the "instructions"; here it should be: "This is music best enjoyed in dirty company, turning your little room into a smoky red-light basement bar, where beer is only used to wash down high-proof shots. Minimal beat from existentialists for existentialists." ++++ It’s a pity that after 11 tracks and about 41 minutes, it’s all over so quickly. What’s worth mentioning is that this release has also seen the light of day on vinyl. So, dear Orchestra, this vinyl must quickly find its way into my record shelf.
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