yes maam

Like much of Bearfunk's recent output, Visti & Meylands eponymous album for the label, isn't easily classifiable. In fact it's eclectic quirkiness is very much the result of these two minds coming together and spending a great deal of time brewing their particular & leftfield point of view. From Proto House to Haunted Biker Disco, from sleazy mid-tempo synth creepers to Balearic Pop, this album is once again (like the recent Robert Auser album) very much an artists vision; it's very strong on personality. Some of the tracks push the cheesy boat out a little far for my ears, but there is also much mastery behind their madness; their beautiful and funky productions leave one feeling stretched across a range of carefully elicited emotions, but loving it all the while. There's an excellent cover of Grace Jones' 'Nightclubbing' and much fiddling with 'the dub' elsewhere on the album, there is also a great deal of real instrumentation and classy hook laden song writing. Most of all there is a very Euro feel to this release, I imagine if I were to find this years from now in a dusty crate it would make my month, but of course it couldn't be more bang on time. The lead single 'Stars' is still the standout track; it's an epic, ever evolving, Psyche Disco anthem with horns on. Go find a copy to check out and in the meantime check out my other favourite on the record, the southern fried 'Yes Maam (All Nite)'... Brilliant!

Visti & Meyland - Yes Maam (All Nite)