{"id":20401,"date":"2020-05-28T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/exophora\/"},"modified":"2020-05-28T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T19:16:50","slug":"exophora-mood-taeg","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/exophora-mood-taeg\/","title":{"rendered":"Exophora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The musical core of the larger art and design group Mood Taeg Kollektiv announce themselves as an operation spilt between D\u00fcsseldorf and Shanghai. It\u2019s entirely on the German side, though, that the sounds of Exophora<\/em> are rooted, the 1970s next-rock of Can, Cluster, Neu!, and their kosmische Kameraden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Propulsive motorik grooves \u2013 pulsating bass over light, tight drums, fill-free and in 4\/4 time \u2013 carry guitar lines, synth flourishes, and academic vocal samples that are stretched, squeezed, and warped like colourful play-putty. The simple, steady structures make each jam here a workout, though not an unpleasant one. And to Mood Taeg\u2019s credit, there\u2019s a genuine payout as the record nears the finish line. The euphoric \u201cInterrogative\u201d has already brightened the mood when closer \u201cMood Block\u201d arrives with its finger-snapping rhythm and fuzzy flute licks. It really feels like a bonus round, more for fun than anything else, after running a race that\u2019s already won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To return to my original point, Mood Taeg have generated some topnotch Teutonica here, but that\u2019s just part of their equation. Were some sinophonic suggestions from their Shanghai side incorporated into the mix, the results might be what\u2019s really next for right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n