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TALIBAM!, the NEW YORK duo of Kevin Shea and Matt Mottel have been on an inspired path since forming in 2003. Their decision to name the band after the New York Post headline 'TALIBAM!' on the first day of America bombing Afghanistan defines this era of culture, propaganda, and contradiction. In 2010, the name 'TALIBAM!' is still utterly contemporary and important in that it reminds us of a militaristic culture of provocation and war, that we are against. Unlike most bands of this era that chose easy consumable 'hip' names, TALIBAM! is a cultural signifier, one that questions authority and power in both oblique and direct ways.
The music of TALIBAM! though is not a serious smoldering affair. TALIBAM! are interested in fun, performance, and nuanced humor that creates a psychadelic pastiche of 'black sabbath' 'sun ra' and 'cheech and chong.' This pervasiveness for diverse performance led to rave reviews of their last studio album 'BOOGIE IN THE BREEZE BLOCKS', issued on the venerable ESP DISK, newly reformed.
The music of TALIBAM! though is not a serious smoldering affair. TALIBAM! are interested in fun, performance, and nuanced humor that creates a psychadelic pastiche of 'black sabbath' 'sun ra' and 'cheech and chong.' This pervasiveness for diverse performance led to rave reviews of their last studio album 'BOOGIE IN THE BREEZE BLOCKS', issued on the venerable ESP DISK, newly reformed.