BURNING THE HARD CITY

This album is easily the better of the two 1991 albums from Djam Karet. This one is the harder edged of the two. The sound is reminiscent of Ozric Tentacles, with a better feel for nonconventional time signatures. It's a very spacy, jam oriented album, with guitars and bass swirling around at all times. Although all four band members are credited with playing keyboards, they must be used mostly for washes and aural effect, as their presence sounds to me to be very minimal.

While I wouldn't call any of the players virtuosos, they are all competent enough to make this album an enjoyable listen.