Kid Congo is of course the former guitarist of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cramps and The Gun Club. On “Dracula Boots” Congo fires up his guitar and tries to blow new life into the jungle genre along with his Pink Monkey Birds.
It turns out to be more an album for audio geeks rather than one for the masses but hey, let’s face it… only audiophiles read online reviews of a Kid Congo album anyway, right? Check out opener “LSDC” and “I Found A Peanut” if you want to know what you’re in for… cool repetitive riffs and Kid Congo’s hypnotic voice over a simple beat. It’s all pretty basic yet experimental at the same time.
Congo pays tribute to Bo Diddley with a cover of “Funky Fly” and then it’s up for the instrumental “Black Santa” where he proves that all it takes is one simple riff to carry an entire song.
Not the album of the year but if you’re openminded enough and want to hear something not so everyday-ish as a lot of other stuff out there, I can recommend “Dracula Boots”. Even though it definitely does not feature Kid Congo’s best work.
Score: 6.5 out of 10
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