REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE by Genesis Owusu is the closest thing I can think of to musical shape-shifting that proves this stellar Australian-Ghanaian artist is incapable of making a boring record. This record has a little bit of everything you want and a whole lot of what you need. It’s crazy cool music, I tell ya. Operating like a mad scientist who threw punk, funk, hip-hop, and vintage synths into a blender and forgot to put the lid on, Genesis Owusu takes listeners on a wild, high-energy ride. It is an album that manages to stare directly into the eyes of social doom and global frustration, yet somehow responds by throwing the most infectious dance party of the year.
The musical adventure blasts open immediately with “Pirate Radio“, a blistering track that fires off rapid-fire barbs over a pulsating rhythm so fast it could give a statue a cocaine rush. The groove-heavy momentum keeps rolling with “Hellstar”, a track dripping in thick, Thundercat-style basslines that are smooth enough to glide on but heavy enough to shake your booty off. Just when you think you have the vibe figured out, along comes “Most Normal American Voter”, a wonderfully off-kilter anthem that balances political satire with a beat that will have you headbanging and chuckling all at once.
‘REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE‘ is such a great release because it packages genuine cultural fury into an open invitation to just lose your mind on the moshpit floor. Genesis Owusu has crafted a genuinely kick ass protest record that refuses to take itself too seriously, using humor and deep bass grooves and crazy cool beats to fight off the existential dread. If the world is ending, this is officially the mandatory group of songs to dance out the clock. Listen to this album today….. it’s so damn good.
Links of interest:
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