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Assume Crash Position

Konono No. 1

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Released: Jun 2010
Label: Crammed Discs
Konono No. 1's moment may have come a few years before this release, but the group has never sounded so vital. The extended jam on "Makembe" starts in familiar territory, but with the addition of a commenting guitar, the song works itself into an ecstatic yet levelheaded frenzy. At their best, these songs need no beginning or end -- they are simply portals to an altered state of sound and consciousness. But trance, for a western listener, is a hard state to sustain, so the album makes concessions, varying the formula just enough to make you really sit up and notice when things get magical.
- Sarah Bardeen
Konono No. 1 - Assume Crash Position 2010-07-08
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    11:51
    Wumbanzanga
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    1:58
    Thin Legs
    Thin Legs
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    7:45
    Mama Na Bana
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    10:23
    Makembe
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    Fula Fula
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    Guiyome
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    11:40
    Konono Wa Wa Wa
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    Nakobala Lisusu Te
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