People of Water
Posted on May 11th, 2008 by Mike Smith
PEOPLE OF WATER
MP3: VALE OF ACHING HEARTS
People Of Water have forced Afrobeat to go all desert-storm, with instrumental precision: an assault of funk and drum, staged on a huge battlefield. (Afrobeat: Flavour of the month down at HipsterVille’s trendy milk-bar.)
With its lo-fi rounded corners and hi-quality instrumentalism, ‘Vale of Aching Hearts’ is far too rich to not be taxed as luxury goods. Seen through fat binoculars, it wouldn’t seem that fast, but the sandstorm churned up behind it betrays kilowatts of energy and a solar rhythm that leaves me gasping for water.
Go and buy the EP (out 12th May) & hear more: especially ‘Constant Spring’ & ‘Golden Age of Ruin’ . Because People of Water might just be your new favourite band.
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[Photo credit: Bullish1974 & Phil Gyford & Wade from O.K.]
holy jesus mother of god
this song is bloody amazing!
how the hell do they only have a thousand myspace views? i’m going to write them up on my blog when i have the time. more people need to hear this, it’s godly.