Album Review: Feel The Love

Auckland based group Kong Fooey have just dropped Feel The Love, an epic new eleven track album jammed full of sweet electro beats and cracking Funky House.

How many bands can say their first gig was playing for 12,000 people before Supergroove  hit the stage? Well Kong Fooey have, they also have played with TrinityRoots, Tiki Taane, The Black Seeds and David Dallas. This is the band’s second album, the first being Final Destination which was released in 2015 to excellent reviews.

Each track is clean and very tight. Producer Jason Peters has created an electronica masterpiece in my opinion. Collaborations once again with David Haslett and Cousin Topaz (Alice Egan) have resulted in a banging album.

Lyrically dense tracks with quality mixing, the flavour of Feel The Love is “nu disco, funk house, trip hop and soul with electro beats”. You are not constantly waiting for big bass drops; but it does have the right amount of bass in just the right places. This is more a journey of polished soulful lyrics combined with EDM beats. Totally dance floor worthy.

Track one Emerald Green hooked me in straight away with its catchy vibe. My attention was caught almost immediately with this album; I knew it was going to be a stunner. And it did not disappoint.

One of my favourite tracks Believe Me, is an addictive upbeat, high energy track. I gathered pretty quickly why these guys have a solid and loyal Kiwi fan base. They are a talented bunch with a fantastic cohesive sound.

I could use the ubiquitous term of calling this album a “banger”. But it is more than that.

Wrapping it up is the chill mix Taking Off. A beautiful relaxed track incorporating a brass section, which is a perfect ending to this album.

Infectious is a good word to describe Feel The Love. Kong Fooey have smashed it out with this stunner.