Altered Zones

Good friend of 20JFG Sam Wander blew our proverbial argyle socks at Yes Way when he played a song from Drums off Chaos (Jaki Liebezeit’s percussion ensemble) and Jens-Uwe Beyer ‘Magazine 3’. In this album, they channel the millennial wisdom of a shaman who stares into the sky and sees the future instead of the past, because the gods are up there, and through the rituals codified in this music, the tribe eventually becomes them. It evokes an alternative branching in the life-story of Gang Gang Dance, where, after God’s Money, they decided to kneel at the altar of DRUM with the Boredoms, instead of trotting down the shining path to become the best dance music band in the world. It’s incredible stuff either way, which we strongly advise you to enjoy in the wider context of the album. --20 Jazz Funk Greats

MP3: Drums off Chaos and Jens-Uwe Beyer: "Second Half"

Drums Off Chaos and Jens-Uwe Bever's self titled album is out now on Magazine