Music Review//Mango Shank - The Hungry Monsters Musical Feast

Some music comes to you via radio. Some music is thrown at you from the stage of a smoky club in the middle of some far flung city. Other music however is found in Probe Records on a rainy day when a bit of water on the head can't sway me from discoveries that are literally mind blowing.

Music Review//Mango Shank - The Hungry Monsters Musical Feast.

Anybody wishing to slam a definition on work such as this will have a hard job because in the best possible way it defies definition. Each of the five tracks are instrumental, with the odd scream or sinister laughter included for good measure. The DIY aesthetic of the best experimental music is present and correct and despite the odds, I really enjoyed the crazy mix this selction of songs offers.


The spirit of early Kraftwerk is perhaps one that should be acknowledged here, with one track reminiscent of Ruckzuck from their first album. (Obscure references here we come!) The track the generously titled Post Feast Trotts is a seven minute long frenetic jam with violins, satanic cackling, crowd screaming and out of tune guitars mixing up to make a curiously beguiling potion. 


Another track Feast, Feast, Feast opens with a haunted house like organ bar as muffled voices add brilliant atmosphere and subtle drum loops create a good beat. The whole track could soundtrack some Mexican western where the villain just happens to be a vampire and is genuinely fascinating listening. 


It's fair to say that anybody seeking a listen that won't fade into the background should check out any Mango Shank.


Review by Seba.