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The WireJul 14, 2020Intoxicating oddness permeates some of these slow, shimmying jams. [Aug 2020, p.59]
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Jul 10, 2020Mong Tong 夢東 have made something that’s rewarding in both the short and long-term, and they have the nerve to make it look easy.
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Jul 10, 2020Because of the language barrier and the unfamiliar cultural references, you’ll probably miss some of the subtleties, but that makes this album all the more fascinating. More than most records, it’s a journey through a strange, dreamlike landscape that resembles what you know only tangentially. Mystery, indeed, but an intriguing one.
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Jul 10, 2020Mong Tong presents a strong point of view on Mystery, one that often feels extreme. It's the technical skill the artists have with their instruments that gives flexibility to their powerfully realized vision and makes Mystery ultimately something that each person listening might understand in their own way.
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MojoJul 10, 2020While the lilting melodies suggest south-east Asia - as do, explicitly, a couple of spoken word passages - a wandering, spidery guitar generates an off-balance flavour. [Jul 2020, p.81]