The approach of the whole being greater than the sum
of its parts largely defines World Music, the incredible
debut from Swedish outfit Goat, A bewitching stew of
tribal afrobeat, Latin disco, post punk, krautrock, drone
and rampant acid rock, it's as if "Spacemen 3 ate
Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and a random Fela Kuti
album", It's fun and often dizzying, employing a kaleidoscope of
unexpected tones and far-flung influences, But it
doesn't feel forced, They intercept signals from Led
Zeppelin and Funkadelic, Jefferson Starship and Fela
Kuti, The Congos and the Rolling Stones, bending them
into a resiliently consistent album. 'Let it Bleed' is a
mildly funky number with powerfully strutting female
vocals and syncopated percussion, suggesting ESG in its
sass and sizzle, With its fuzz-tone bass, wah-wah love,
and chanted vocals, 'Goatman' is the record's
traditionally heaviest track, keying on a guitar solo that
sounds as though played with barbed wire.
