GoGo Penguin
by GoGo Penguin
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Jun 8, 2020
    60
    While there’s no denying that when they hit their default groove – as on To the Nth, for example – GoGo Penguin are a mightily tight, impressive unit, this album does leave you wanting more from a very talented band clearly capable of greater things.

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  1. alxmsn
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    If you like jazz and/or The Cinematic Orchestra, you will love this. Excellent album!
  2. mitbruin
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    No matter what style of music you’re a fan of, you owe it to yourself to become a fan of GoGo Penguin, as well. The genre tag on this andNo matter what style of music you’re a fan of, you owe it to yourself to become a fan of GoGo Penguin, as well. The genre tag on this and their other releases may say ‘Jazz,’ but while they *look* like a traditional jazz piano trio - piano, double bass and drums - virtually nothing on this record sounds like anything you would recognize as any kind of jazz, traditional or otherwise.

    If it resembles anything, I suppose it would be sort of a new-age electronica/techno. In fact, they compose nearly all of their music on the computer. But then they find ways to perform and record the results on strictly acoustic instruments, sometimes resorting to DIY hacks to recreate electronic sounds and textures in an organic way, such as a tape measure stretched alongside the bass strings to create a rustling effect.

    Each of these tracks is both composition and impressionistic sound experience, and the music is often found as much in the sustain and decay of the individual sounds produced by the three instruments as it is in the notes themselves. The overall result is an addictive and mesmerizing landscape of sonic grooves and textures set to precise, yet effortlessly shifting, breakbeats that crash and roll with crackling energy. You can call it a lot of things, but ‘jazz’ is distinctly inadequate.    … Full Review »