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The Stranger, CD Review >>
DAVID KRAKAUER'S KLEZMER MADNESS
(Triple Door) Klezmer-foot-stompingly celebratory, secular Jewish music that dates back to the 15th century-is remarkably elastic, amenable to garage-punky rave-ups, jazzy embellishments, or even speed-metal adaptations. Now with clarinetist David Krakauer's collab with Jewish beatmaker Socalled (along with his own unit, Klezmer Madness!), Bubbemeises: Lies My Gramma Told Me, hiphop joins the litany of genres donning klezmer finery. It's a weird fusion, to be sure, but klezmer's inherent ebullience and high-end floweriness often meshes well with hiphop's low-end rhythmic business. And even when it doesn't, the ensuing cognitive dissonance still makes for lively, head-scratching listening. DAVE SEGAL
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