SAFRI DUO
Episode II (MCA)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Uffe Savery and Morten Friis are a pair of classically trained Danish percussionists who, having grown weary of white tie performances for the crowned heads set, have augmented their musical arsenal of drums with marimba, vibes and some noisemakers of their own devising and set off to conquer the dance club world. They've had some success on European dance floors and now they're heading for America. If this disc fall into the hands of the right DJs, they should do just fine in the States, as well.

It wouldn't surprise me if they end up better known as a source of samples for the remix masters of the club world than for the music they produce in their own right, but that may be the price of being so percussion-centric. Even drum & bass has, well, bass. Not that they don't sweeten the sound here with their own synthesized flourishes, but ultimately they are, in fact, drummers. Really good drummers. Which leads to really good beats. Which leads to massive sampling.

Which could turn out just fine. Meanwhile, Episode II is worth some spins in your machine in its own right.

Track List:

Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) * Snakefood * A-Gusta * Samb-Adagio * Everything * Everything Epilogue * Crazy Benny * Baya Baya * Adagio

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