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Name: Albi
Member Since: May 18, 2008
Rank: 4347
Average Vote Received: Correct (3.84, 371 votes)
last 10 days: Correct (3.63, 41 votes)
Rated 911 releases, average: 4.11
Location: Innsbruck
Profile: Work in a record store for almost 10 years, promotor for abstract hiphop, folk, breakcore and other weiredness. Parttime journalist, working on a documentary about changes in the musicmarket right now. Sometimes DJ'ing with jukeboxes, some other art projects, soon starting a little speciality record label, soundtrack collector, weird and forgotten records always welcome....
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Nora Dean - Tom Drunk / Angie La La - 10-Nov-08 08:13 PM
From noradean's fansite:
First of all, this is not Nyabingi reggae, even though it's included on a Nyabingi compilation. Second of all, the song is not even reggae. The only thing I've ever heard that is similar is Frank Zappa's 1966 track, "Help, I'm A Rock" from his debut album, Freak Out. Some of the vocal effects are reminiscent of Pink Floyd's 1968 track, "Julia Dream". Ay Ay Ay is perhaps the strangest song with the most creative and colorful vocal in the history of Jamaican music.
A rhythm begins and ominous droning organ and psychedelic guitar riffs are added. This provides a compelling backdrop for Nora's odd, dramatic irresistible vocal performance, which is enhanced by reverb and echo. It's all ecstasy and surreality. She chant sings something incomprehensible, a part of which is responsible for the song's alternate title, "Angie La La". She kisses, chants, whistles and sings the refrain that gives the song its name, "Ay Ay Ay". She crows. A lyric is heard, "where have you been all my life?" She "whee"s, moans, bird whistles, makes mouth noises, and sings, "suddenly you come to thrill my soul". She moans in ecstasy. This stream of consciousness goes on for shy of three minutes as the song fades out. Meaningless and brilliant, it succeeds fully on its own terms. A song like no other in the history of reggae.
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