Fila Brazillia - Power Clown

The eclecticism and the organic warmth of Fila Brazillia's electronica continue to amaze on Power Clown, one of their finest efforts to date. Laid-back jazz-funk grooves straight out of the '70s are the foundation of the record, but hints of Stevie Wonder-esque soul, hip-hop, bossa nova, ambient, spacey techno, house, minimalist electro, big-beat, and trip-hop all pop up here and there, as do touches of ethnic percussion, acoustic guitar, saxophone solos, new age-y synth flourishes, and the occasional odd vocal sample or sound effect. One of the finest and most overlooked electronic-dance releases of 1998.


01. Bovine Funk
02. The New Cannonball
03. Here Comes Pissy Willy
04. Throwing Down a Shape
05. Bumpkin Riots
06. President Chimp Toe
07. Firelanes
08. It Loved to Happen
09. Little Hands Rouge
10. Tunstall and Californian Haddock
11. Feathery Legs
12. A Wince of Sumo
13. The Speewah