Mongo Shakers are musical collaborators who’ve worked together for around 30 years in East London. The core members have been Matt & Chris, who have mostly tinkered away in various home built studios, drafting in pals to play on recordings, but also playing the odd gig.
Over time I’ve seen the sophistication of their work increase to the point where I class myself as a fan who’d happily buy their stuff. Anyhow, very sadly Chris died in February 2017 & Matt has crafted a labour of love to complete their final work together as a full album & as a tribute to Chris.
If you think soundscapes, Moby, Holger Czukay with a sprinkle of KLF, you won’t be far off. If that’s your bag, have a listen. Any and all feedback would be appreciated by the numerous musicians on the work.
You can now access it in many different ways: you can stream it for free on soundcloud here:
https://soundcloud.com/mongo-shakers/sets/this-is-four
you can pay to download it from Bandcamp:
https://mongoshakers.bandcamp.com/releases
you can stream it on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3APvCNA3seTZdL4eiFdRAX
you can buy it on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/this-is-four/1324416989
I love it, maybe you will too.
Apologies that for some reason, I can’t make the above links ‘live’, but you can type them in for yourselves easily enough, I’m sure – it IS worth it!
jazzjet says
Thanks JungleJim. Just checked it out on Spotify and very much my kind of thing.
Junglejim says
That’s brilliant, jazzjet, thanks for taking the time.
Obviously the reason the OP hasn’t set the AW on fire thus far is because the links I pasted can’t just be tapped on & opened.
Having one more go below…
Kaisfatdad says
Setting the AW on fire requires a very large box of matches! It’s like being in the Cub Scouts and trying to get your Firestarter badge with a pile of very damp twigs.
Just been giving Mongo Shakers a listen on Spotify. Suggestive, funky, imaginative: I’m enjoying it a lot.
Junglejim says
I think you’re right, KFD, but I’m confident the good folk of the AW would definitely enjoy it given the chance – I reckon Mongo Shakers are a very AW outfit – loads of layers, fun to had trying to identify the samples & all sorts!
Thanks for checking it out & for your comments.
Kaisfatdad says
I was curious to try and find out just a little more. Bandcamp (that you mentioned in the OP)offered the most answers.
https://mongoshakers.bandcamp.com/releases
Interesting to see the various options that are available to the smaller, more independent artist of 2018 that wants to spread the word about themselves.
Rigid Digit says
UFOs Over Todmorden – worth a listen just for the title.
This will be my “Music to Wash Up To” music tomorrow morning
Junglejim says
Nice one, RD.
😀