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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Kinshasa experimental electronic group Kokoko! was produced by Xavier Thomas (aka Débruit).
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- Record Label: Transgressive
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, International, Central African, Congolese
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Jul 10, 2024Every moment of Butu is vibrationally powerful.
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Jul 10, 2024A work with a fighting spirit so potent that tipping the world over begins to feel like a genuine possibility.
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MojoJul 10, 2024Kokoko! again deliver a banging, agitational rave-up that’s impossible to stay a wallflower to. [Aug 2024, p.87]
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Jul 11, 2024Despite clocking in at just under 52 minutes, never does ‘BUTU’ feel anything but relentlessly frenetic fun. From its breakneck bonkers energy, to the more slowed-down moments, this is absolutely one for the ravers.
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Jul 23, 2024The illusion of continuous chatter and conversation is compelling enough even if you don’t understand any of the languages spoken therein.
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Jul 10, 2024It’s hard to think of a record with such an uncompromising, borderline claustrophobic dedication to toying with utter unadulterated yet vibrantly rhythmic racket since the distorted finger piano workouts of the first Konono No. 1 record, definite fellow subscribers to a rusted-out aesthetic, and perhaps not coincidentally also from Kinshasa, although BUTU admittedly lacks the variety and shade of its predecessor.