Tucson Safari

Description

Naïm Amor and Kid Congo Powers first met shortly before the pandemic in Tucson, Arizona. When the global lockdown hit, Amor, like many other musicians, retreated to his studio and began experimenting with long-standing ideas that had been on the back burner. The initial idea was to combine rockabilly/garage electric guitars with electronic drum machines and bass synths, a vague intuition inspired by the guitar sounds of Link Wray on one hand and the electronic rawness of the band Suicide on the other. After recording a few tracks, Amor had the idea to invite Kid Congo to collaborate on creating electric guitar "dialogues." The tracks on Tucson Safari reveal the different personalities and approaches of Amor and Kid Congo, both passionate electric guitarists, in an exploration of composition and sound. The intertwined layers of guitars reveal the particular harmonic and melodic sensibility of Amor's sound "dancing" with the incomparable slide and fuzzy tones of Kid Congo Powers.