Fog & Co recently reissued the self-titled, 1981 debut EP by Chromosome on limited 12” vinyl and digitally. The post-punk/art rock/Krautrock band were innovators in the Tel Aviv underground from a time globally when the freeing energy of punk blended with experimentation in music generally and using various methods and modes of expression to create something new. The band’s EP is multilingual traversing English, Arabic and words that don’t fall into a discernible language which suits well its stylistic diversity. The improvisational single “Afrika” showcases synth player Rona Vered’s skills providing a ghostly melody and sparkling flourishes while angular guitar provides texture and sketches of spidery rhythm and imploring almost desperate vocals. At the time one would have had to have been plugged into California’s art punk world with bands such as Savage Republic and Monitor and stuff like Malaria in Germany. It’s the kind of song that captures a certain ambient tension of the early 80s and the creative freedom that many artists of the era were indulging to great effect. Listen to “Afrika” on YouTube and follow Fog & Co at the links below.
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