M.O.A.B. review - Metal.de online magazine
It rook Robbi Robb (head of the musical union Tribe After Tribe) six long years to finally get the new album "M.O.A.B." into the shops. Now it's finally available and what can I say ... it's great!
The native South African has a moving biography due to political extremes and life experiences. I don't need to go into detail here, but interested readers may want to check out the band website. Robbi's experiences are still "visible" in his music and his origin obviously plays a crucial role in the compositions and the corresponding songs of Tribe After Tribe.
If you need a category, you might call this music African rock, including tribal drumming and all kinds of traditional sounds of the African continent. This combination of rock and ethnic sounds is still unique, at least in this particular form that Tribe After Tribe present. Although Tribe After Tribe can't top their earlier albums as the self titled album from 1991 or the 1993 gem "Love Under Will" (my personal highlight in their discography), "M.O.A.B." is an excellent, moving piece of music.
I've wondered for a long time whether I should describe the musical and lyrical content of the album, but I think that one should discover these elements all by her/himself. "M.O.A.B." has a strong charisma and sprays this magic of a very unique piece of music that everyone probably perceives in a different way. Potential listeners should approach this album unreservedly and with receptivity.
Interestingly Joey Vera, among others, plays bass on the album, although, Robbi Robb once again has gathered a fairly large band of (rather unknown) musicians around him. This is a damn huge plus to the album as one can hear the many different influences - very, very good. In the case of Tribe After Tribe, the saying "Too many cooks spoil the broth" doesn't work, in the end it's Robbi Robb who pulls the strings. So we might want to talk about a successful association of different musicians here.
I don't want to lose more words regarding "M.O.A.B." except to give a recommendation on how to properly enjoy this album: Provide a relaxed atmosphere (so that the tension in the songs can be absorbed), eliminate disturbing factors (telephone, door bell, ..) and hear this music for God's sake on a somewhat good sound system.
Modern, unconventional, non-contrived, alternative rock music should sound like this.
9/10 points
