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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-minute journeys, absent of any the restrictive formatting adhered to by so much popular music. For example, the nearly 11-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 laughingly told me 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 and devoted bands.
—Derek Beres 01/01/10 >> go there
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