May 30, 2006

beirut - gulag orkestar

Reviewed the talk of the blogosphere (at least a couple weeks ago) Beirut's Gulag Orkestar at kevchino. I had a tough time with this one, because how does one describe a feeling of strong affinity with music that is rooted in a style that has nothing to do with your history? I've realized that I've felt this way about Balkan brass music every time I hear it (more than a few times, interesting enough). The stuff just makes sense to me. So I called it kind of a home, and I don't know if that makes sense in the review, or even in real life. (can you imagine if your lives were reviewed like albums??? hahaha, horrible.) Oh well.

Posted by janet at May 30, 2006 9:40 AM