I’ve also been digging the debut LP from Gongasufi,
A Sufi And A Killer, on
Warp Records. You listen to the first track and you’re like, “Hmm?” Listen to the second track and you’re like, “Oh.” Listen to the third track and you’re like, “What the hell is this?” Listen to the fourth track and you’re in love, you’re on your way to the record store even though you swore off buying records for a month, or at least until the next payday, but whatever, you have to have this record now.
Now.
But “She Gone” is what did it for me. “She Gone” sounds like the Beatles on crack rock, led by Snoop Dogg impersonating Tom Waits. And “SuzieQ” is The Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog.” And there’s some Hendrix and Beefheart in there, too. And it’s got
the blues, man. Bad. It’s all crackly and distorted and staring at the watery mirages in the deep distance. I’m staring too hard. Looking down as the shiny black vinyl spins is
an event. It'll draw you in.
I’m mesmerized by the Sufi.
You can stream the entire album at
Clash Music.
