Wild Wild East

by Dubioza Kolektiv

Overview

Nothing is potentially more exciting than a musical fusion of two very different cultures. Of course, one thing that makes such a project exciting is the possibility that it will result in musical disaster, and one might be forgiven for expecting exactly that outcome from a fusion of reggae, hip-hop, and Balkan brass band music. Throw in some regionally specific politics and you only make the recipe more volatile. As it turns out in this case, however, the results are mostly very tasty. A sonic and conceptual model for this group would seem to be Asian Dub Foundation, who very successfully blended bhangra, reggae, hip-hop, and jungle in the U.K. in the 1990s (less successfully in the 2000s), and indeed there are tracks on Wild Wild East that reference the ADF formula more or more explicitly: the especially hip-hoppy "Warning" and the especially dubwise "Move Ya," for example. But other songs explore less familiar territory: "90's Surprise" is a weird sort of funk with a slow and rather disjointed groove, while "Whistleblower" has a straight-up vintage punk feel and "U.S.A." moves on a stiff-legged beat around which the horns do a minor-key dance. Music that's this much fun can make it easy to overlook lyrics that say things like "Celebrate the riot/Pull the government down" -- lines that should perhaps give a thoughtful person pause. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2024
UPC:	0656291220827
Rank:	175863

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dubioza Kolektiv   Primary Artist
Marko Markovic   Vocals,Trumpet,Guest Artist
Adis Zvekic   Vocals
Almir Hasanbegovic   Vocals
Vedran Mujagic   Bass
Adi Busuladzic   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Guest Artist,Sax (Soprano)
Brano Jakubovic   Keyboards
Armin Busatlic   Guitar
Fadil Buturovic   Accordion,Guest Artist
Senad Suta   Drums

Technical Credits

Brano Jakubovic   Mastering,DJ,Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Group Member
Adis Zvekic   Group Member
Almir Hasanbegovic   Group Member
Dubioza Kolektiv   Composer,Lyricist
Indir Topcagic   Design
Johnny Winford Terry   Composer
Vedran Mujagic   Group Member
Armin Busatlic   Group Member
Senad Suta   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering,Group Member
John Barry   Composer
Norman Cook   Composer