The collaboration between Joan Wasser and Benjamin Lazer Davis is one with a misleading disclaimer. The press release says that the two Americans with a battery of electronics play the complex music of the to approach. Go ahead! Not a word has been lied in this sentence and yet some clarification is in order. Yes, Wasser and Davis use a lot of electronics on this record. And yes, on closer examination,
… the influence of the repetitive flute music from the Central African Republic can be heard. But let's not get around it any further: Let It Be You is just a pop record. In addition to drum computers and synthesizers, guitars and drums can also be heard. The 'borrowed' Pygmy rhythms serve as the basis for accessible songs with a head and a tail. Certainly the songs Wasser sings have that nice soul vibe of her songs like Joan As A Police Woman. Davis's songs also score well. You don't really need to know more. What about those Pygmy influences? If no one had told you, you probably wouldn't have heard it. (JE)more
