The last week has seen three discs in rotation around the Wenzel office, The CJSW. However, once eleven o'clock rolls around, it's time to warm things up with the latin jazz/afro-funk of the Oculte Soul Sounds' new album El Nino Y El Sol. A great colloboration between members of New York's Antibalas and Austin's Grupo Fantasmo, it plays like a best of War album, and speaks to sunny afternoons, block parties, and chilled drinks.
Similarly, if you catch us working late, you'll find us listening to the spectral soundscapes offered up by the Parisian duo Sao Paris. Their combination of bossa nova, poetry, and experimental electronica made us instant fans of their debut Movimento. There follow-up album, La, finds the band somewhat edgier, darker, and slightly more cosmopolitan, as they draw in musical inspiration from China and Romania.
However, it is The Dudes who have become a fixture in our mid-afternoon musical rotation. The catchy guitar jangles of "They're a comin'" and "Dropkick Queen of the weekend", combined with the anthemic refrains of "Do the Right Thing" and "Mendoza Line (Whoa Caroline)" demand repeated plays. While we don't necessarily claim any special insight into the music of the Dudes, having been through school with lead singer Dan Vachon, it does make the antics of Dan vs overprotective girlfriend's mother in "Mom 100" very entertaining. Nice night for a knife fight, indeed!
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