THE CIRCLE OF CONFUSION OF TONGUES

Babal

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Crossover Prog

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Studio Album, released in 2018

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Teeth of the Universe (5:18)
2. Amanda (4:00)
3. He's Got the Bends (4:57)
4. The Crooked Path (4:01)
5. Stolen Breath (4:55)
6. Monkey on My Back (5:38)
7. The Foot High Guy (3:32)
8. Partakers (4:25)
9. Volunteers (6:08)
10. The Great Overwhelm (3:59)
11. Skating on the Pond (3:47)
12. Block Pave Me Over (5:48)

Total Time 56:28

Line-up / Musicians

- Karen Langley / vocals
- Rob Williams / guitars, synthesizers
- Jon Sharp / drums

With:
- Zoie Green / keyboards
- Ben Balsom / bass

Releases information

Label: Melodic Revolution Records ‎(MRRCD-22150)
Format: CD, Digital
April 18, 2018

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Review by kev rowland
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This is the fourth album by UK art rock/psych/prog outfit Babal. The band is based around the core of singer Karen Langley and Rob Williams (guitars), with Jon Sharp (drums), Zoie Green (keyboards) and Ben Balsom (bass), and to be honest, I don't like it very much at all. But, I can appreciate it, and that's a difference. While I can't see myself ever playing this for pleasure, I can totally understand why a great many will be fascinated by this weird amalgam of Frank Zappa, Bill Nelson and Talking Heads (plus lots more). I've never understood the fascination with David Byrne, but as soon as I started listening to this I was reminded immediately of him, and would have been surprised if I hadn't come across him in relation to these guys, and wasn't disappointed.

There are musical layers upon layers, complex, often staccato and disjointed, all coming together in a strange mix where the drums are too far to the front. That is my only complaint on what is generally very strong production indeed, so that is an obvious choice as opposed to any failing. This really isn't my style of music though, but for anyone who is intrigued by the idea of David Byrne being involved with Zappa (in particular) then I do urge you to seek this one out, even though it is not for me. It has been released by Melodic Revolution Records on vinyl as well as CD and digitally

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