La Makita Soma - Monkey Island

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Tracks:
01. The Monarch
02. The Intern (MP3)
03. The Instigator
04. The Contender
05. The Chairman (MP3)
06. The Tresspasser

Release Date:
1999

Catalog#:
sopr00AB

Price (CD):
$11.00

Description:
"The rhythms are more pronounced and tinged with rock, and the various layers of ephemera--heavily treated guitar lines, vaporous vibraphone arpeggios, wheezing analog squiggles, pastel synth washes, and the occasional turntable scratch--are thicker and more dramatic than anything the big T's [Tortoise] ever cut."
- Chicago Reader

"...the second I put in La Makita Soma's Monkey Island I was pleasantly surprised and seduced by the incredible sonic groove these Chicagoans put on the table. Monkey Island is aflush with some dreamy, synth-strumental landscapes, but the ambience they create is refreshingly free of pretension. This is the kind of laid-back, blissed-out aural escape you'll need to retreat to after a tough day in the trenches. Get their cd. You can thank me later."
- Ink Blot Magazine