[review] The Bamboos – On the Sly 12" (TRU211)
December 19th, 2009 . by zephirnl
Although I thoroughly love the deep funk & soul grooves by the Bamboos, I feel that in these songs, the sparkle is missing. Sure, Kylie Auldist has the soul and she pours it all out like she should in ‘On the Sly’. And yes, Lyrics Born provides floor filling shouty lyrics on ‘Turn it Up’ (reviewed as a digital single a while back). But I think musically I’d expect The Bamboos to up the ante more. ‘On the Sly’ does not really add anything new to the existing collaborations between Lance and Kylie (previous Bamboos, Cooking on 3 Burners & Kylie Auldist solo). And the Turn it Up track is decent, but not what I’d expect from a collaboration by two of my favourite artists.
Maybe I am too harsh on The Bamboos, maybe I expect too much, but as it stands they have managed to underwhelm me a few times now. Don’t get me wrong though, I still think this is good and proper Funk/Soul material. I just expected more, or different, or better from these guys. So, although it’ll be nice to have ‘Turn It Up’ on vinyl for the old skool DJ’s, I think I’ll just wait for the album to drop. Mind you, this material is still good enough to keep me on the lookout for that ‘4’ album. But it’s just not good enough to want to go to etchshop and order immediately.
In the mean time, enjoy this video of ‘On the Sly’:
December 23rd, 2009 at 13:46
hmm. eigenlijk vinnik deze zo slecht nog niet. maar misschien is mijn smaak wat betreft de Bamboos wel tegenovergesteld aan die van jou. ik vin ze normaal gesproken altijd wat braaf, plastikkerig en een beetje clichematig. dit nummer mag ik wel qua net iets rauwere drums, niet al te retro stijl en fijne blazers.
mooi nummer.
December 23rd, 2009 at 13:53
trouwens, iets huishoudelijks. ik probeer naar oudere posts te gaan, maar ik blijf steeds bij de meeste recente hangen als ik op ‘Go back in time’ klik
December 23rd, 2009 at 21:37
Hmm that’s not what’s supposed to happen!. Ik zal er eens naar kieken als ik tijd heb binnenkort. Het is overigens wel mogelijk om per categorie verder terug de tijd in te gaan.
December 30th, 2009 at 16:57
i’m with you on the lyrics born track but ‘on the sly’ goes off big style – best thing with kylie on since cookin on 3 burners ‘settle the score’ or a coupla cuts on her solo lp the other year! happy new year btw!
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:47
I might have to give On the Sly another chance, as I hold your opinions high (taco & monkeyboxing). Maybe on the next gig I’ll give it a whirl for the dance floor and see what happens. If it works I’ll be sure to update or revise my review here.