5th March 2010

Audio with 24 plays with 4 notes

Googoosh - Talagh
Pomegranates (Finders Keepers)

Another excellent comp from Finders Keepers.  Pomegranates collects psychedelic music from ’60s and ’70s Iran, described by the label as including “voices and stories that may again prove relevant to a psychologically damaged and spiritually corrupt society, a society whose discontents recall the latter years of the Shah’s rule.”  Heavy stuff, if I could understand what they were saying.  But it’s great stuff, just the same.  And, as per usual with Finders Keepers releases, the liner notes are extensive and enlightening.

Drippy wah-pedals, droning organs, funkified basslines, and drummers that create tight-as-hell pockets, but most importantly, “Googoosh.”  I don’t know what that means, but I’ve never been more excited to type a word.  Googoosh.

Tagged: googoosh!googoosh!!!!