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| Brief Introduction of smorgas by Atsushi Shikano Is smorgas a rock band, or a hip-hop unit? Or are they just a bunch of apes who happened to discover the power of music? Whatever analysis conveyed to understand what smorgas is about, we cannot ignore their incredible amount of spirituality. Their pure devotion is delivered through their attitude, defying commercial pop music with their viability. It seems that they have innate talent to bounce out breakbeats and weave out the most beautiful and intense verbal lyrics. Alternative or mixture rock? The ultimate chaos rings the real day-to-day depiction of what we really do at the end of 20th century. Once it's said and done, any story becomes a fashion and instantly followed by infinite number of ordinary people. Nobody can escape the inevitable, but smorgas seems to know the musical vocabulary of how to keep the messages raw and unique. The end of 90s were confined to the elaborate and magical studio work, tweaking nobs and adjusting the "live sound." Such contradiction is torn in pieces by Rage Against The Machine, or Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth and many other bands. When it comes down to the word, "alternative," what was the original source that spun the phrase itself? What do you mean by "mixture" when we don't even know the original ingredients? In smorgas recipe, it's about mixing music and hearts and questioning the world. They are not afraid to be raped by the chaos, they chose to stand up in this world and stay, and to manipulate the senses of musical tones and create the romantic atmosphere of pain and love. Their music is somewhat philosophical, more intuitive and using muscles to respond than to seek inspiration from the literature. Their truth derives from driving, soulful performances. They like to mingle in chaos like they like to wrestle in mud. They chose to bring different angles into one to figure out the way to the exit. MC Raimon keeps the insanity all the way from the first to the last track on stage. He and the rest of smorgas would know what the universe is about. The whole universe is waiting for their enlightened messages from these tracks. In short, smorgas is the rare breed, who's heritage could be named as the break beats team, who would convince the entire world to mix any elements because they need to be there in their music. smorgas will knock you out with their principles to challenge each one, shouting "Vibrate to the end, our uncompromised devotion, the treasures you find is not the weapons of destruction, but the key to open the hopes to tomorrow." After you listen to "Gondowana eno Tabi" to the end, you will hear your own heart pounding. Open your eyes and see the real world, run through the chaos with smorgas. |