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PestAll Out Fall Out Ninja Tune/Inertia Ninja Tune is renowned for releasing quirky, intelligent music and Pest's 'All Out Fall Out' is a perfect example. Their music is essentially undefinable as anything but "Ninja Tune", crossing the boundaries of funk, jazz, hip-hop and 'dance'. However, unlike some other Ninja Tune releases, which can get a little too arty and pretentious at times, Pest is fun, funky and incredibly danceable. On paper, Pest shouldn't work. Their members come from vastly different backgrounds: a classically trained cello player, a hip-hop DJ/MC, a trombonist from the Bollywood Brass Band, a techno producer and a guitarist who won a Gibson guitar scholarship. However, this menagerie comes together to make some amazingly cool, funky music. Compared with their previous album this seems less sample based and more "raw", but the music is still perfectly produced. Pat Pong, the first single, is a groovy little number with a very relaxed, lounge feel. The sample that's cut up through the song, "motherfucking tight" is very probably stolen from a porn film but suits the band in general - bold, brash, and very, er, tight. WuJu is a song that sounds instantly recognisable, but that could just be the extremely Tricky-sounding British brogue rapping "It's amazing wot we do for the things that we like". Ogres has a very nasty techno bassline whilst Try Again is a fast paced beat fest featuring samples and a dirty bassline, perfect for shaking your rump. Then there is a tune such as Rumourtism, which starts off with Spanish guitars and the sample off a 60s 'get the best from learning' record. As it rolls along, it becomes a jazz-rock beast of a tune with heavy guitars and blaring horns. 'All Out Fall Out' has a very quirky sound and, as unlikely as the mash of sounds appears on paper, it all actually works very well. In fact, it works as a 'listen whilst drinking wine and eating cheese' disc just as well as something to put on to groove away to in the car, or to pick up the vibe in a lounge club. All told, it's another great Ninja Tune release!  |
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