Search - Applied Communications :: Africa Baby, Yeah Yeah Yeah

'africa baby, yeah yeah yeah' is the new album from applied communications, the pseudonym of virile young transit poet, max wood. the album works as a sound-collage of sorts, developing itself within several different genres and then creating something new by re-interpreting different style conventions and mixing many unlikely elements. on two of the record's tracks, 'ocean! ocean! ocean!' and 'kristmas', applied communications comes across as a modernized grandmaster flash meets henry mancini by blending dense layers of techno dance-beats with string sections, jazz-inspired horns, and a not-quite-rapping vocal delivery that sustains consistent change. the lyrics on the disc are composed of abstract imagery and often bizarre construction that compliment the cut-and-paste aesthetic that most of the album's music was arranged in. some tracks aren't as complicated as others, but all convey a unique feeling of fun and/or awkwardness.