4th December 2009

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Billy Bao - May 08 (Parts Unknown)

I stumbled across this LP at Mystery Train several days ago.  The label said something like “revolutionary Nigerian skuzz rocker,” and the cover looked interesting, so I bought it.

Those words on the front and back cover are the entire lyrics of the album, and you can make out maybe a fifth of them.  It’s a thick wall of noise, with vocals, drums, bass, and I can’t figure anything else out.  At one point I was able to pick out a Fela Kuti song playing in the background, but I didn’t recognize any of the other samples.

It’s dense.  Really dense.  Maybe too dense, I suppose, because it starts to get boring.  There are a lot of interesting things in here, however… perhaps he could’ve used an editor.  But if I ever get face to face with the guy, I’ll never say that.  Because, reading the front of the jacket, I assume he would literally rip me to pieces, and feast on my blood.

So, I’ve decided I like the guy.  The lyrics are fiercely radical, but sometimes nonsensical.  I understand, I think, where he’s coming from, however.

Capitalism show us that it does not care about humanity and we only care about individuality.  People in the Western world are just fucking around, and I continue doing nothing but this.  And you?  Satisfaction?  Are you happy?  Are you going to go out?  Are you having a nice dinner?  Another beer?  Another record?

… probably.

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