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The Whitefield Brothers - Earthology

Review by Paul Clarke

From one angle Earthology could be regarded as indigestibly worthy and academic, and there are moments such as the bamboo-beating ‘Ntu’ which will definitely test the patience of the casual listener. Yet there’s still a funk of an admittedly spaced-out ilk at the album’s core.»

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'earthology' is the latest album from the whitefield brothers, a loose line up of musicians centred on the siblings jan 'jj' and max 'muggy' whitefield, formerly known as the founders of munich's legendary poets of rhythm. last heard from with their cult 2001 debut 'in the raw' (reissued this year on now-again records), 'earthology' finds the brothers blending in the raw's rough funk - with a broader eye on music from around the globe. "the idea behind 'earthology' is multiplicity, a patchwork of sounds and ideas," say the brothers.
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