Monster Rally & RUMTUM: “Tribes”.
February 22, 2012, 0 comments
The second single from the collaborative MR & RT EP by and RUMTUM sounds like it could have been a Voodoo-era D’Angelo backing track composed late one evening while unwinding with a spliff in a bubble bath. With a Feel Like Makin’ Love kind of groove driven by finger snaps and water taps that hit hard enough to get the bubbles dancing but soft enough to keep the water in the tub, this track is pure ease and pleasure. Occasional flute sounds have the track floating a little; I can’t decide if it’s at a distance, above a lush river bank or nearby, above a steamy sauna’s cool-down water basin, but in either case, it’s a happy place. At times chopped and other times chanted, ethereal vocals accent the various samples and rhythms creating a hushed, somewhat exotic vibe that I can’t help but want to coin as something like hot tub pop…or maybe bathtub r&b. All fun name-gaming aside, this track is great, and the duo’s knack for innovative beat making definitely shines.
The seven-song EP drops March 13 on Waaga Records. Pre-order here.
