Ole Lukkøye- Kumaneira
(ATR 06302)
Ole Lukkøye- Kumaneira
(ATR 06302)
From Aural Innovations #39 (May 2008)
This CD was originally released in 2006 but only in Russia
so it has received very little press in the West. I was lucky to get a copy
as it is out of print now. The band line up is completely different (except
for founder Boris) now than on any of the other CDs and there are some remix tracks and new music as well on this CD. Like previously, the music is
very much tranced out, especially the title track which reminds me of stuff from
the Crystal Crowbar era. There is a bit more electronica in the new sound. Free
Warriors is basically a remix of one of the older tracks and really great (otherwise
he is really recycling…). Gamelan starts very spacey and features some
samples of the old singer, Tanya’s voice before Boris comes back with
a very spaced out vocal. A very psychedelic mix on this track with stuff going
all over the place… Amazing stuff. Far Away is next and the longest track
at over 13 minutes. There are no short tracks on this CD with all between 6-13.
A really cool bass line and some various percussion and flutes before the real
guitar line enters into the sound. All the different instruments seem to take
turns adding in different small solos or spaced out sounds and the bass and
programmed drums (a lot of it), keep the ride cruising through the psychedelic
mushroom forest! The CD ends with Kanchanga, a quite slow and spacey piece. Another
brilliant and more psychedelic CD by the band. Pity it is so hard to find. I
hope they release a new CD soon. The web site below is only updated on the Russian
part but the band are still playing concerts in Russia in 2007-2008.
Check out the band web site at: http://www.olelukkoye.ru
Reviewed by Scott Heller