Congotronics is the official debut album by Konono Nº1 . It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs . It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in the North American and European media.
15-553: Konono Nº1's Congotronics was also released on vinyl by Canadian label Ache Records, who issued three vinyl pressings of the album: the first included 546 on black and 548 on dark green; the next two were each 1,000 copies on black vinyl. Congotronics will now also be released on vinyl as part of Crammed Discs Congotronics Vinyl Box Set, a limited-edition box containing 5 albums from the Congotronics Series as well as assorted bonuses. Initial critical response to Congotronics
30-605: Is In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic by the Kasai Allstars collective, and Konono Nº1's 2010 album Assume Crash Position . To date, the Congotronics series has featured music by bands such as Kasai Allstars, Sobanza Mimanisa, Kisanzi Congo, Masanka Sankayi and Basokin. These bands play what is referred to in the Congo as tradi-moderne music, and comprise musicians who left
45-410: Is purely fortuitous, since these bands draw exclusively on traditional trance music and have been totally unaware of current Western trends so far. Congotronics Series Congotronics is the official debut album by Konono Nº1 . It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs . It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in
60-703: Is purely fortuitous, since these bands draw exclusively on traditional trance music and have been totally unaware of current Western trends so far. Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo . The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye , Lulua , Tetela , Luba , and Luntu. Some of these groups have endured conflicting relationships over
75-460: The Congotronics Series as well as assorted bonuses. Initial critical response to Congotronics was positive. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 87, based on 11 reviews. The album placed 31st in webzine Pitchfork Media 's staff list, "Top 50 Albums of 2005," and in August 2009, "Paradiso"
90-529: The Democratic Republic Of The Congo . In order to continue to fulfill their social role (they play at weddings, funerals and social gatherings) and make themselves heard by their fellow citizens despite the high level of urban noise, they had to resort to a makeshift electrification of their instruments, which provoked a radical mutation of their sound. The much-commented similarities between this music and some forms of avant-rock or electronica
105-404: The Kasai Allstars collective, and Konono Nº1's 2010 album Assume Crash Position . To date, the Congotronics series has featured music by bands such as Kasai Allstars, Sobanza Mimanisa, Kisanzi Congo, Masanka Sankayi and Basokin. These bands play what is referred to in the Congo as tradi-moderne music, and comprise musicians who left the bush in order to settle in Kinshasa , the capital of
120-527: The Congotronics vs. Rockers project, a "superband" of ten Congolese and ten indie rock musicians (including members of Deerhoof, Wildbirds & Peacedrums , Konono No.1 , Skeletons , and Juana Molina ), who collaborated to create a common repertoire and performed at 15 major festivals and venues in ten countries. Kasai Allstars' second full-length album, Beware the Fetish , was released in 2014. The album
135-662: The Head of His Enemy by Magic . It was the third release in the label's Congotronics series. The album was well received by Western music critics. In 2010, Crammed Discs released Tradi-Mods vs. Rockers: Alternative Takes on Congotronics , a multi-artist album containing interpretations, covers and tributes to the music of Kasai Allstars, Konono Nº1 and other Congotronics bands, recorded by 26 indie rock and electronic musicians, including Deerhoof , Animal Collective , Andrew Bird , Juana Molina , Shackleton , Megafaun , and Aksak Maboul . The following year, Kasai Allstars took part in
150-492: The North American and European media. Konono Nº1's Congotronics was also released on vinyl by Canadian label Ache Records, who issued three vinyl pressings of the album: the first included 546 on black and 548 on dark green; the next two were each 1,000 copies on black vinyl. Congotronics will now also be released on vinyl as part of Crammed Discs Congotronics Vinyl Box Set, a limited-edition box containing 5 albums from
165-513: The bush in order to settle in Kinshasa , the capital of the Democratic Republic Of The Congo . In order to continue to fulfill their social role (they play at weddings, funerals and social gatherings) and make themselves heard by their fellow citizens despite the high level of urban noise, they had to resort to a makeshift electrification of their instruments, which provoked a radical mutation of their sound. The much-commented similarities between this music and some forms of avant-rock or electronica
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#1733116278080180-479: The centuries, and they each have their own culture, their own language, and their own musical traditions. These were always thought to be incompatible until the musicians decided to pool their resources and form a collective at the instigation of Belgian producer Vincent Kenis . In 2008, Kasai Allstars released an album on Crammed Discs entitled In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate
195-577: Was named the 386th track in their staff list, "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s". Konono Nº1's Congotronics was the first volume in the eponymously titled, ongoing Congotronics series of albums devoted to electrified traditional music from the Congo, curated and produced by Vincent Kenis for the Crammed Discs label. Volume 2 of the Congotronics Series is the multi-artist Buzz'n'Rumble In The Urb'n'Jungle album (released on CD and video), volume 3
210-419: Was positive. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 87, based on 11 reviews. The album placed 31st in webzine Pitchfork Media 's staff list, "Top 50 Albums of 2005," and in August 2009, "Paradiso" was named the 386th track in their staff list, "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s". Konono Nº1's Congotronics
225-448: Was the first volume in the eponymously titled, ongoing Congotronics series of albums devoted to electrified traditional music from the Congo, curated and produced by Vincent Kenis for the Crammed Discs label. Volume 2 of the Congotronics Series is the multi-artist Buzz'n'Rumble In The Urb'n'Jungle album (released on CD and video), volume 3 is In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic by
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