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Fat Freddy's Drop--Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW (The Drop)
Returning from Australia in 2001, some friends of mine passed me Live at the Matterhorn by New Zealand reggae-ish collective Fat Freddy's Drop. Four songs totaled over an hour; time did not defeat them. Years later I was hipped to Based On A True Story, their debut studio recording, and one that broke all of New Zealand's sales charts. Their songs are six- to eight-minutes journeys, absent of any the restrictive formatting so much popular music adheres to. For example, the nearly eleven-minute "Shiverman," on their latest, takes time to build; they're in no rush. "The Raft," a seven-minute lover's rock groove, is an exceptional extension of previous work. Not restricted to reggae--backstage in Bourges, France, they told me while laughing that their new album was going to be "country techno"--the soulful lead-off, "Big BW," flexes Joe Dukie's smooth crooning; ditto "Boondigga" and "Breakthrough," bookending this phenomenal new release by one of the world's most creative bands. 12/14/09 >> go there
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