Anamanaguchi -‘Endless Fantasy.’ (Alcopop!)

“If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.” Marcus Brigstocke, though variously attributed to others.

New York City four-piece Anamuchanagi make loud and fast (too fast to dance to, in the same way that ‘Charly’ by The prodigy was too fast and most drum and bass is if you focus on the drums) using ancient computers to do so. And when their sophomore album opens with the title track you think ‘Wow! They’re really good at doing it!’

And they are. The thing is, that the album is twenty-two tracks long, and it’s really a bit much to take all in one sitting. I daresay in a live setting it may be different, but that would be to miss the point of the album.

there are some great tracks oon herer ‘Snow Angels’ ‘U n ME’ and the closing ‘(T-T)b’ but it’s all a bit drawn out. It would make a great EP or series of EPs; a bit of editing wouldn’t go a miss, especially when there is some fine work on here.

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Endless Fantasy is out now on Alcopop!