One day, way back went, in the days of yore if you will (I think I will), a one Michael James (writer of this here blog) and his talented/vivacious co-host Katie Krieger were allowed to be on GCSU's campus radio station WGUR 88.9FM The Edge, during which time they both developed an unhealthy obsession with the New South Wales house duo, Bag Raider. Rarely a week went by when you didn't here the dance-tastic thump of "Fun Punch" on the show. Sure it was mostly for background music, but when it comes to radio that still counts as airplay.
Well, a few months back Bag Raiders released their first full length, 12-track album called Bag Raiders. Now, I'm taking it slow getting around to listening to it because, well... you know what it's like: when you really like a band you don't want their new stuff to suck. So you put off the actual listening of the new album so you can still be a fan a little longer, right? Okay, so maybe that's not true. Maybe I just didn't check back in to see if the Raiders had made any new music. Look, blogging about music is hard. Do you know how much music is out there? Currently the total number of songs in existence are:
I chose to share "Snake Charmer" with you to showcase a departure from style for the pair. Previously, with tracks like "Fun Punch" and "Shooting Stars," there was a pop-y hook to get down with wrapped in trance (dance) synth such that each song wouldn't feel out of place in one of the fancy dancing night-discotheques but was so raucous that a person could not enjoy them singularly in their home. Well, "Snake Charmer" is completely different. It a little ethnic, a little funky, it diverges (more math terminology!) but in a way that is rhythmically superior.
Listen to "Snake Charmer" here:
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