The music of Down On
Maddy tends toward the dark side of the subconscious. Auditory images are
seductive, but there is something distasteful about them too.
I suspect this is
intended by the band, who self-describe as dark dream-funk.
The music does
interesting things. The shifts in tone established with the sax in
"Rendezvous catch the ear, and I especially like the intro to "The
Urge". "Titania" is inventive, and "Wake Yourself" is
a solid song.
At the same time,
something feels shallow and vaguely sexist. The sexist part may specifically
come from "Daddy".
That is just an
impression. There are two official videos on the Youtube channel, both for
tracks already mentioned. I think that is the logical starting place. If you like
the videos, you will probably like the rest of the album, and it will make
sense to proceed.
I hated the videos, which corroborated my impressions of shallow and sexist. Based on that, I guess they worked for the songs.
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