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Track Listings
| 1. Tobago |
| 2. The White Falls |
| 3. Alalon |
| 4. Yoro Diallo |
| 5. Strange Vale |
| 6. Snake Lane West |
| 7. Pearl Sound |
| 8. SYH |
| 9. One Eyed King |
| 10. Iltoise |
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Egyptian Hip Hop first emerged back in 2009 as four sparky 17-year-olds from Manchester with an uncanny knack for lush, scruffy melodies and raucous tales of guitar lessons from Johnny Marr. Their debut EP 'Some Reptiles Grew Wings', produced by Warp's Hudson Mohawke, featured a clutch of delectably angular pop songs and affirmed their singular sense of rhythm. Following an extended hiatus, during which lead singer Alexander Hewett spent time as a touring musician for Connan Mockasin and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Egyptian Hip Hop return triumphant with their debut album on R&S Records. 'Good Don't Sleep' is a promise kept and worth every shred of wondering. The self-conscious naivety of their early recordings has dissipated, making way for a mature musicality that is invigoratingly sensual. Dancing with summer pollen and possibility, Yoro Diallo and SYH hum with the polyrhythmic intensity of 'Remain In Light' -era Talking Heads. Spiraling sideways like a honey-drunk bumblebee, Pearl Sound and One Eyed King take a detour into the eeriness of Silver Apples. On another plane, The White Falls traces a dream from its delicate distant stirring to full crystalline crescendo. The album's crowning glory, however, is closer lltoise, a gossamer-spun composition that scales Tangerine Dream heights and evokes the sheer joy of waiting to fall. Make no mistake: while 'Good Don t Sleep' has a deep affinity with psychedelia, it steers a thrillingly new path toward pop. This long-awaited debut demonstrates Egyptian Hip Hop's astute awareness of what has come before yet is wholly of the non-linear now. The band recorded the album with producer Richard Formby (Wild Beasts, Darkstar) in Leeds and at legendary Welsh studio Bryn Derwen, where they recall the sound of the wind blowing the trees winding its way into the record.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By mister joe
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I only stumbled across Eyptian Hip Hop last week in the nme,i liked their look and suitably hip,aloof interview stance.I just purchased the album on this intuition and what a cool band.I find it amazing how young these dudes are.Manchester just delivers when it comes to bands don't they?An incredible rich vein to be tapped from.Theres always this off kilter thing about them.
Eyptian Hip Hop are my idea of a good hip indie band that produce great music...the album is elegant,mysterious,ambitious...it washes over you,i can hear a bit of Ariel Pink,tin drum era Japan,Foals...beautifully ambient stuff,but not in that horrific coffee table way.This band is going somewhere and with an obligatory shrug its up to you whether you are going to join them.They are not going to be tweetin,chuckling with Fearne Cotton,guesting on Celebrity Juice.Good old fashioned indie ethics at a time when bands sell their withered black souls to starbucks,i pods or roll over for radio 1 waiting for them to tickle their bellies.No.In fact when the hype machine wanted to start feasting off them upon their arrival 2/3 years ago the band positively slapped its face.They got dumped from their major label for taking too long,immediately stopped playing the tune that bought the parasitic praise in the first place then emerged with songs over 7 minutes.My type of band indeed.
I love all the tunes fromTobago to Yoro Diallo to Strange Vale.These are the guys guitar music needs not the awfully,awfully dressed top shop indie of The Vaccines a band who are about nothing,sing songs about nothing,say nothing.Eyptian Hip Hop will please you,disappoint you...maybe even annoy you.
Good.
Eyptian Hip Hop are my idea of a good hip indie band that produce great music...the album is elegant,mysterious,ambitious...it washes over you,i can hear a bit of Ariel Pink,tin drum era Japan,Foals...beautifully ambient stuff,but not in that horrific coffee table way.This band is going somewhere and with an obligatory shrug its up to you whether you are going to join them.They are not going to be tweetin,chuckling with Fearne Cotton,guesting on Celebrity Juice.Good old fashioned indie ethics at a time when bands sell their withered black souls to starbucks,i pods or roll over for radio 1 waiting for them to tickle their bellies.No.In fact when the hype machine wanted to start feasting off them upon their arrival 2/3 years ago the band positively slapped its face.They got dumped from their major label for taking too long,immediately stopped playing the tune that bought the parasitic praise in the first place then emerged with songs over 7 minutes.My type of band indeed.
I love all the tunes fromTobago to Yoro Diallo to Strange Vale.These are the guys guitar music needs not the awfully,awfully dressed top shop indie of The Vaccines a band who are about nothing,sing songs about nothing,say nothing.Eyptian Hip Hop will please you,disappoint you...maybe even annoy you.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Muso
Format:Vinyl
Egyptian Hip Hop are utterly full of surprises! Not being patronising but they are incredibly young to be producing mature, thoughtful music like this! This album (on vinyl) is immediately likeable to me. A lot of albums i have to work with to get to like but this was immediate. To try and describe the sound is quite tricky. I would say moody, electro-indie which also has quite a delicate quality. The songs are beautifully written. They are all individual but fit well together from start to finish. 'SYH' is probably the most poppy track but the won that drew me big style to the band. I should say, DECENT pop! The opening track 'Tobago' lilts nicely along as the synths drag you in. 'One Eyed King' is probably the most dark track. Nice and bassy with amazing eerie vocals from Alexander Hewett.
Another thing they definitely are NOT and that is Hip Hop! I don't believe they have any connections with Egypt either! :)
This band have so far been criminally ignored but hopefully not for long. If they had been from London all the hipsters would have been dribbling all over them! These guys have had to work hard to get signed and then produce a cracking album!
If this album is not up for next year's Mercury Prize I will quite frankly be furious and start losing faith in the British music industry and think we have finally lost it at having great music instinct. OK, that's my rant over. :) Basically, if you like great, interesting music that in this day and age is a bit different then go out and buy this album. NOW!
Another thing they definitely are NOT and that is Hip Hop! I don't believe they have any connections with Egypt either! :)
This band have so far been criminally ignored but hopefully not for long. If they had been from London all the hipsters would have been dribbling all over them! These guys have had to work hard to get signed and then produce a cracking album!
If this album is not up for next year's Mercury Prize I will quite frankly be furious and start losing faith in the British music industry and think we have finally lost it at having great music instinct. OK, that's my rant over. :) Basically, if you like great, interesting music that in this day and age is a bit different then go out and buy this album. NOW!
By Kristallo
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Don't be put off by the band's name, they are not Egyptian and the music is not remotely hip hop! They are a group of very talented young lads from Manchester but their sound is incredibly mature and has great depth and substance. I am sure that it's really their Dad's who are putting the music together and they are just pretending as I can here so many different influences and echoes from the 70's and early 80's. Despite this the album sounds fresh and really original, it's the best album that I have heard in a very long time.
I can hear the group Japan from the Tin Drum era, with lots of Mick Karn like fretless bass, as well as the jingly jangly guitar sounds of the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees and early Cocteau Twins. In addition to this there is a dash of electro wizardry which reminds me of Boards of Canada and Marumari. All in all the album is a real treat and I can't stop playing it.
I can hear the group Japan from the Tin Drum era, with lots of Mick Karn like fretless bass, as well as the jingly jangly guitar sounds of the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees and early Cocteau Twins. In addition to this there is a dash of electro wizardry which reminds me of Boards of Canada and Marumari. All in all the album is a real treat and I can't stop playing it.
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