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Mumbo Jumbo "Speaking In Tongues"
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Bill Halsey (Bilbo Bagginz) and Mitch Davies are out with their debut album as Mumbo Jumbo on Turbo Trance Records. Bill is already well known as Cosmosis, one of the most talented psytrance artists out there. He has released four Cosmosis albums on Transient Records. Mumbo Jumbo has already released a few tracks on various compilations.
Mumbo Jumbo "Speaking In Tongues" Turbo Trance Records 2003 (TTCD005)
1. Turtlehead
2. Braid
3. Techno Boom Boom Remix
4. Jax Bac
5. Dumb Ass Groovers
6. Mysteronz (Live Mix)
7. The Bongolians
8. Fishbone Remix
9. Speaking In Tongues
Cosmosis has always made totally twisted psychedelic trance, with variation all the way. Mumbo Jumbo is more stumpy music, still with a lot of crazy sounds and variation, but not as twisted as Cosmosis tracks. The first track is very trancey with pleasant sounds and drifting rhythms. Very enjoyable for dancing as always when Bill is involved. This is funky psytrance! Not as varied as Cosmosis, but still a lot more variation than most other psytrance acts come up with these days. Nice one! Track 2 has some cool voice samples, very floor stumping rhythms and lots of psychedelic sounds. Not as trancey as track one, but not bad for kicking up some dust. Track 3 (Techno Boom Boom) is already released on Phantasm Records in 2001, but here you get a remix. It doesn`t sound very much different from the original, so it`s hard to decide which version is the best one, but this track is not bad. Hard pumping rhythms with some tribal rhythms above and floating weird sounds. Track 4 is my favourite track on this album. It sounds a lot like Cosmosis. Fantastic melodic twisted trance, with pushing rhythms, drifting melodies and scary sounds. Wonderful party track!
After all the energy in track four, things calm down a bit in track five. It starts off with some nice tribal drums, before the pumping rhythms starts again, but this time with pleasant tribal rhythms following all the way. It builds up slowly. After a few stumping minutes, we get some really weird voices which makes this track pretty funny. At least a lot of people will start smiling at the dance floor when they hear this. Track 6 (Mysteronz) is already released on Transient Records in 2000, but here you get a live version. Not among my favourite Mumbo Jumbo tracks, but not bad. Funky vibe with crazy sounds and melodies. Track 7 starts pumping from the first second. A bit darker than the other tracks. It builds up with more and more floating sounds and dark melodies. You also get those tribal drums you probably know from the style of Shakta lately. I think that is what makes it so funky. Then we get the Fishbone track, which is probably the most known Mumbo Jumbo track out there. It is already released on Transient Records, but here you get a remix. This track makes me jump! It sounds a bit like Shakta, but with more crazy sounds. The last track is a chill out track. Beautiful floating sounds together with chilled groovy bass and relaxing sounds. A very good finish for a good album.
This album is good as always when Bill is involved. I have to admit that I`m a very big fan of Cosmosis, and that is one of the reasons I like this so much. But don`t expect Cosmosis music. This is more hard pumping and not as varied and crazy as Cosmosis, but you will for sure get some dance floor killers out of this one.
PK
