Have you ever wondered what it sounds like when a Casio keyboard experiences a complete circuit-bending meltdown in the middle of a construction site… look no further than this power-packed album, ‘An Order Of Things’. Hailing from the Belgian city of Mons, the mad scientists of LA JUNGLE have officially upgraded from a duo to a trio, adding a second drum kit just to ensure your neighbors never sleep again. It’s a glorious, tribal mashup of noise-rock and kraut-techno that makes you want to dance while simultaneously checking if your floorboards can handle the structural stress.
The album kicks off with the frantic energy of “Witches Carousel,” a track that feels less like a fairground ride and more like being strapped to a rocket ship made of fuzz pedals. If that doesn’t get your heart rate into the danger zone, “Sabertoother” arrives with mechanical precision and tribal madness to finish the job, featuring distorted vocal manipulations that sound like a robot trying to tell a joke through a blender. It’s relentless, absurdly catchy, and the perfect sonic companion for finally getting out into the backyard now that the rain has died down.
In fact, this record has been helping me with the heavy lifting of bags of soil to help put together our new raised garden bed in the backyard while stocking up on a cold stash of beer for the labor this weekend. Just when you think you’ve reached peak “trance-noise,” “Sad Hill Fire Wave” sweeps in like a psychedelic Western on steroids, stretching out its hypnotic motifs until you’ve forgotten what silence even feels like. Recorded deep in the forests of Normandy, these nine tracks are a rhythmic workout that proves LA JUNGLE hasn’t just found a new “order”, they’ve found a way to weaponize fun for your weekend chores or for your run/walk to the lakefront…. this album will 100% get your body moving.
Links of interest:
https://www.instagram.com/lajungleband/
https://lajungle.bandcamp.com/album/an-order-of-things