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Positive Force (Vinyl)
Second album from this amazing Italian outfit with a sound that harkens back to the glory years of Embryo.
"AL DOUM & THE FARYDS is led by Davide Domenichini who also runs Black Sweat Records. This is their sophomore release and I couldn't get over the number of reviewers who felt that their debut had so much potential and many of these same people felt that the potential was realized with "Positive Force". From the very first spin I've felt that this is a Krautrock album all the way fused with some Middle-Eastern and Indian influences, heck even Free-Jazz at times. Some feel the guitar is Arabic influenced and the rhythms are deconstructed.
So yes it's surprising that this band is based out of Milan, Italy. AGITATION FREE came to mind often and there is an exotic vibe with the sitar, tablas and some other instruments. Some mention Alice Coltrane, SUN RA and Don Cherry but for me personally it's a Krautrock album. The album cover is rich in colour and is a painting called "The Magic Jungle". You'll notice the spaceship in the upper right corner. This is one trippy album.
"Sinai" opens with hand percussion as sax and more join in quickly. A trippy beat with bass as the sax cries out over top sounding very exotic. The guitar replaces the sax after a minute but not for long as the sax returns but they will continue to trade off. The sax starts to become dissonant and off the wall around 3 minutes but then so does the guitar that follows. So freaking good! A calm before 4 1/2 minutes as it settles right down. The sax is back around 6 minutes as it builds back to that earlier sound almost to the end. Late in this one they seem to jam like an improv really as it settles right down again.
"Earth" starts out with guitars and atmosphere bringing AGITATION FREE to mind as this is very trippy. Vocals come in mumbling the words. Some tambourine too as the vocals come and go. Around 3 1/2 minutes he starts to repeat this line "We are on a spaceship, on a spaceship called Earth". Over and over he sings this. Check out how experimental it gets 5 1/2 minutes in to the end with those synths.
"Rahjan Creek" is a short piece with sitar and other exotic sounds. This is the most Middle-Eastern/ Indian song on here. It's really relaxed. "Ship Of Joy" opens with percussion as the bass helps out. Vocals before a minute start singing "The ship of joy is moving out to sea" over and over. Guitar then sax join in in this trippy tune. Sax to the fore after 2 1/2 minutes then the vocals return. Back to the sax before they combine forces. Vocals only end it.
"Lava" opens with faint sounds, maybe electronics then sax expressions arrive as we drift into Free Jazz territory. An abstract track for sure. Soon the sax is crying out before 3 minutes. Man this is good! The intensity is rising before 4 minutes.
"Thirst" ends it and this one has some welcomed flute. Sounds echo as the bass helps out. Flute joins in sounding very mysterious. It's dark. A melody starts to appear after a minute as it trips along with flute over top. It's louder after 2 1/2 minutes with guitar, a beat and more. Sax to the fore after 6 minutes but it's relaxed. A change after 7 minutes as we get flute and percussion in this sparse ending.
This album has sky-rocketed to being in my top three for 2012. It was an instant love that has only grown after many listens. My kind of music." - Rate Your Music