Release : De Phazz - Days Of Twang
Artist : De Phazz
Album : Days Of Twang
Genre : Lo-Fi
Source : CDDA
Label : PHAZZ-A-DELIC
URL :
Date : 2007-03-26
Encoder : LAME 3.90.3 / alt-preset standard
Quality : 218kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 16
Time : 44:35 min
Size : 73.78
1 Twang 0:32
2 Boogie Philosophy 3:14
3 Nonsensical Thing 3:51
4 Hell Alright 3:14
5 Better World 2:44
6 Le Petit Bastard 2:33
7 It Will Turn Out Right 4:15
8 Devil╣s Music 2:26
9 Dancing With My Hands 3:26
10 How High The Hat 2:02
11 My Society 3:39
12 Rock'n'roll Dude 1:57
13 Shadow Of A Lie 3:12
14 Whats The Use Of...? 2:39
15 105 FM Jam 3:53
16 Devil's Music (#58 Reprise) 0:58
ItÆs time to twang like the big bang û only a little more explosively. The
timelessly desirable 44 minutes of ôDays of Twangö delight immediately,
endlessly, day by day and all through the night. With the first album for their
new label (and their sixth overall) DEPHAZZ announce a retrospective
recommencement, as well as the departure into ever more wonderful times and
spaces û hot on the heels of international successes in dreamy heights and
numbers, as well as a host of sensations in Hollywood-movies or Japanese
commercials.
In merciless quality and surprising as ever, Pit Baumgartner does more than
refurnish the ôoriginal copiesö of his collages, cuts and restaurations. The
maestro primarily twangs his soundscapes and the gracious gifts of his guests
into fifteen fantastic songs, completely in the moment and far beyond û always
adhering to the slogan ôpleasure is the lawö and thus legally enjoyable. ôThere
were many musical directions DEPHAZZ could have developed intoö, Pit Baumgartner
admits. ôI decided to follow another route.ö The right one, obviously, as
hellishly harmonious hymns like the Elvis-ly äDevilÆs Musicö or the smug Bossa
Nova ôHell Alrightö prove. Not to forget ôLe Petit Bastardö, flown right in from
a Beatclub on Jamaica, the total relaxation of ôBetter Worldö and the jazzy
umbrage of ôShadow Of A Lieö. Hell, while weÆre at it, take the instructional
ôBoogie Philosophyö, to be instantly applied on any and every accessible
dancefloor, or ôMy Societyö, an acute time-trip to good olÆ ôSwinging Londonö,
as prime examples, too. Why Pit Baumgartner had the RockÆnÆRoll of his
foremothers in mind while travelling û bass, beats and loops in tow û to
DEstination PHuture jAZZ, he best explains himself. ôThis time around
RockÆnÆRoll had to show how far it bends until it breaksö, he says. ôThis
RockÆnÆRoll, an accumulation of ôtwangsö in the higher frequencies of my
portable ôGalaxyö-radio, was my introduction to the world of music. And I had
some unfinished business with it. Not least, because these guys never had any
bass to speak of when heard through my old speakers. That had to be changed.ö
Hello and hooray û it is done.
ôDays of Twangô shines in perfect imperfection. Full of those dirty details,
that make sense on the spot, but only really sink in after repeated listening.
The motif behind all this is neither mainstream nor underground, but love for
the experiment. Pit BaumgartnerÆs combatants in this endeavor are loyal legends,
as ever. Barbara Lahr, for instance, who already sang with the äSpace
Rockô-outfit Guru Guru, shows DEPHAZZÆ roots in the kra