DAVID GOERK: Manifestations of Baba Bazooba (CDR on Bazooba Music)

This 37 minute release, a side project by one of the members of Bunnydrums, features an eclectic dose of experimental electronics.

With fifteen tracks on this 37 minute release, the pieces are expectantly brief, but quite engaging. Melodic and often aggressive, the music is instrumental and exhibits a gritty quality. While the instrumentation is mostly synthesizers, some guitars, bass, and trumpet are featured, augmenting the robotic sound. Rhythms abound too, mostly electronically generated.

The sterility implied by these descriptions is misleading. Goerk applies clever riffs to this static flow, producing engaging melodies whose only downside involves their too-brief duration. The mechanical nature of these sounds is infused with a perilous overtone, resulting in a very human tension.

Some copies are still available of a 12-inch white vinyl release of this project, for those who still harbor turntables.

From: Sonic Curiosity