Zu - The Way of the Animal Powers
This is one of Zu's albums that I always sort of looked over and listen to sparingly. Today I was listening to it while I was doing a project where I had to watch the sunset and then the golden hour, and it blew me away. It very well could have been the result of staring at the sun for around fifteen minutes, but it probably isn't (I had sunglasses).
The album consists of the regular drums, bass, and saxophone, but also incorporates cello and vocals on one track. It's incredibly layered, which is something that I didn't notice on my initial listens of the album. Each of the bassy instruments (drums included) all combine within polyrhythms that are a bit repetitive on most songs, and the outcome is good on the ears.
Then again, it is Zu. How could I ever say anything bad about them?