CLIMATE OF EARTH (E)

Little is known about Climate Of Earth, a Japanese duo consisting of Taro Matsuda (keyboards, programming, logdrum, vox) and Sanjin Syugetsu (rhythm programming). Their music however, sounds somewhat familiar: I hear traces of the Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), but also influences of Casiopea can be found, but the rhythmic component is more prominent. I guess that this music was conceived for discos and thus not particularly interesting for fans of progressive electronic music. Especially a track like Sand Dance can almost be categorized as hardcore, but the other tracks show more influences of the good old YMO-music, a bit jazzy now and then. The flute samples in Nazka remind me of South American native indian music, but the basic rhythm and the bass-line are less interesting. The last track The Earth's Crust has a pounding drum sound and is most certainly music made for the dance-floor. Climate Of Earth contains some original elements, but the album is mostly rather boring disco. Hopefully will this duo release a full-length album in the future with more progressive influences.