Lhasa Cement Plant tries on a variety of hats on Back to Bolivia, their 1994 guitar-based, mostly instrumental album. For example, there's droning, wah-pedal Krautrock ("Telefunken Soap Shock Rock"), synth-based noise ("Typhoon"), stomping, one-chord blues ("Grimalkin"), and rambling, off-kilter jazz ("Lackawanna Laocoon"). Not only are the musicians dabbling, but they don't even seem to be trying particularly hard. Some listeners will be annoyed at having to wonder what the musicians' motivation is; a few might enjoy ...
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Lhasa Cement Plant tries on a variety of hats on Back to Bolivia, their 1994 guitar-based, mostly instrumental album. For example, there's droning, wah-pedal Krautrock ("Telefunken Soap Shock Rock"), synth-based noise ("Typhoon"), stomping, one-chord blues ("Grimalkin"), and rambling, off-kilter jazz ("Lackawanna Laocoon"). Not only are the musicians dabbling, but they don't even seem to be trying particularly hard. Some listeners will be annoyed at having to wonder what the musicians' motivation is; a few might enjoy trying to figure it out. The musicians are at their best on the louder songs, such as "Precession" and "Sandozivyismyname," where the band's noise-loving guitarist, Donald Miller, grabs the spotlight. Miller is about the only reason to hear Back to Bolivia more than once or twice, though, since its curiosity value starts to diminish after a listen or two. ~ Charlie Wilmoth, Rovi
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