Die Antwoord : "Zama Zama"

 You can't cancel muthafokers from the Zef side. This album might have come out a little more under the radar since we know how the music press likes to play it safe with whatever the mainstream narrative is supposed to be, leaving actual punk rockers like myself, who give the middle finger to all establishments, no matter the side of the fence they are on, to cover this one. It's a weird one, leaning more on the electronic music side of things tahn hip-hop, though they have always been more experimental than what the idiot-appeasing assembly line pumps out. They are more atmospheric than what we have typically heard from them before, though they had begun to head in this direction.

"Tigers Don't Cry" was one of the lead singles. It's not as high energy as something like "I Fink Ur Freaky" with Ninja finally bringing it on this one, where the first two songs Yolandi carried. He brings more of an edge, and his lines carry more aggression, not to say Yolandi is not capable of bringing the tude as we have heard her go off in the past. The backing tracks are more like chilled-out 90s rave music. "Brutal" finds them building momentum and beginning to get in your face. There is more dynamic ebb and flow here. Yolandi finds herself getting marginally more aggressive. The title track has a groove that works well. 

"Hippie" is almost too happy with its techno bounce. This is the effect that smoking pot has on them these days. "Misfit" sounds cool even though the vocals are more of just a droning texture thrown in. There is a more experimental feel to this album that I respect. "UIT DE HEMEL" is more ambient, with her vocals grounding the song.. The hypnotic pulse of 'Chosen" is darker and hooks me in faster. The last song "ZWARTE"  is more of an ambient outro. I like this album, and glad they are back. I just wish there were more high-energy grooves on here and they were less stoned and more angry, but this is where they are at in life, so here we go.I will give it a 9.5 and see how it grows on me.

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