Music from other worlds (subtitle: 'listen to an idiot')
Бетпак дала "...and so you can stay among yourselves listening to Peruvian bands with bagpipes that only a handful of people listen to, and that not even their relatives buy!" (quote)
HERE I AM! PRESENT! I, the arrogant know-it-all, frequenting the most stinky and hidden niches, who "will never be part of a majority" as that guy said in that movie... I propose you listen to some of the most unimaginable stuff that has crossed my hands and ears over the years. You, listen to an idiot, take 5 minutes to lose yourself in something different because listening (reading, watching, eating, smelling...) to the same things you already know how they are doesn't risk anything; it simply leads to your brain atrophying.
7) Dos-Mukasan
(Delights from Kazakhstan) Do you really think you're ready for *Cossack psychedelia?*
Well, if echoes of proto-Zappa prog-rock were coming from Turkmenistan, in Kazakhstan they were flying high towards the second star on the right, following the routes of the German cosmic couriers led by Sergeant Pepper, with, further away, the planet of flying teapots.
Now—if you think I'm exaggerating—listen to (really! Take these 7 minutes, trust me!) Dos-Mukasan, forget the kitschy effect of the cover and think—for just a moment—that certain stuff in
1976! in Kazakhstan you surely couldn't have heard on the radio! Where did these late-hippie steppe dwellers dressed like a dance hall orchestra get such sounds? What risks were they taking playing this kind of stuff?
This piece is fantastic, especially if you consider the context! Now, unfortunately, the rest of the album isn’t at this level, but there are still a couple of decent tracks; for me, it’s worth (by a long shot!) the price of admission.
