Naram – March Of The Gremlins
LP/DL
Out Now
New Zealand reggae artist, Naram releases his debut album.
Now here’s a story…… in 2010, reggae fan Naram sets off from New
Zealand towards Scotland on his bicycle.
He rides from Australia, buys an iPod Touch in Vietnam, ‘invents’ March
Of The Gremlins in Turkey then goes via Leipzig in Germany where his love of lo-fi rhythms and vintage
synthesisers appeals to Jahtari Records and hey-presto he becomes their latest
artist!
The project that he then worked on became this album. His collection of basic keyboards and his prized
possession of a Suzuki Omnichord blended with his iPod antics in Melbourne is
nothing short of enthralling.
The double album of digital laptop hybrid reggae also includes
guests from the UK with luminaries like Asher Senator (Mayhem) and Peter King (Teach
Dem Fi Read, Write & Spell) and a first outing for Leipzig’s very own Jane
Bee
Loads of analogue and minor-key rhythms are blended with studio
technology, and Jahtari supremo, disrupt, throws in some lovely dubs too. Lyrics are funny and light-hearted too – on Conquer
Me Jane Bee presents a super lovers theme, whilst MC Magic
takes us on a geographical and historical world tour in three minutes.
Several tracks are seamlessly mixed with their Version counterparts. The aforementioned Conquer Me bursts into
Conquer Dem. The album end with Money
Can’t Buy Life and Money Can’t Buy Dub proves that this is completely credible
and clever stuff.
There are plenty of modern dancehall melodies here for any
aficionado, but also fans of dub-step, bass and modern-dub could quite easily
be converted. With tracks with titles paying homage to the Mogwai and their
spokesGremlin Gizmo, Naram can't really go wrong as their respective riddims provide some
adorable dub effects?
The unique sound of electronic reggae is compelling and his cute lyrics make up
for any over zealousness whilst accompanying the Sega/Atari sounding backing.
Listen to March Of The Gremlins on the Jahtari website here.
8/10
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