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Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Cicadidae

Primary Artist
Kammerflimmer Kollektief
Album Title
Cicadidae
Release Date
August 19, 2003 
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Review by Charles Spano
Cicadidae is the natural outcome of Kammerflimmer Kollektief's evolution from a hybrid jazz electronic outfit to experimental improvisers and finds the band actually playing as a band with brass and string instruments, electronics, drums, and keyboards. It makes Kammerflimmer a sort of Black Dice for downtempo ambient music -- while their lush, tweaked sounds (and decidedly warm tones) are similar to both Four Tet and Manitoba, the songs on Cicadidae have a much looser rock feeling. Read More