?Savvyż -- ?Savvyż -- Ashs -- 1999

1. Contemplation
2. Tx Buckeye
3. Diatribe
4. Camp Hutchins
5. What It Is
6. Rhyme Of Reason
7. NIUM
8. Pitrong
10. Observation
11. 062296

    Hailing from Houston Texas, ?Savvyż blends raw drumming, electronic tweeking and NO sampling into their beat heavy, trippy experimental music. Their influences are Crash Worship, Download, Karl HienzStockhausen, Muslim Gauze to name a few. This is the demo/premiere release for ?Savvyż. For future reference, the band has added to their name, it now being: Savvy Tribe.
   Dubbed Intelligent Dance Music or IDM by local Houston vendors, all tracks are *very* dance oriented in terms of having excellent beats, real live percussion and at times swaying tribal rhythms.You'll hear quite a few different sounds and styles on this release. Don't get me wrong here, this isn't pop disco stuff, but moreso it's thick bassy insertions with drum beats that aren't so simple yet very expansive with sounds that could be bells (cow bells maybe?), and electronic knob tweeking which brings out many wierd and twisted sonic events (gurgling, buzzing, whirring, zzzzzpppps, p0ps, snaps, mrrpz, bleeepzzzm hrrmmmms etc.. ). There are also sampled or live vocals in this release. I'm not sure if it's the band members speaking and placing effects on their voices with machines, or if these voices are off a radio or tv commercials... however as on Track 5, "What Is It", there are a few different voices (male and female) going on: [male placating voice], "Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard, increase production, prevent accidents, and.. be happy...." "What's wrong? Take four red capsules.... in ten minutes, take...". Sometimes I call music like this, "Music for people with ADD [Attention Deficit Disorder] because it's really busy and there is never a dull moment.
    I've never really heard anything quite like this music. Being that I am very much into percussion and beats, I really enjoy listening to this release. It's weird enough in the experimental electronic sense that it's not in the least bit boring. There is usually quite a bit of sound collage and changes going on in the background, and the beats are strong and not so linear which adds to the depth and movements associated within each track. I highly recommend the music of Savvy [Tribe].