There is a plethora of music to explore within the realms of experimental, sound collage, or even terms as archaic as musique concrète, from artists like Black Dice, Baalte, as well as artists like The Books and Secret Mommy, who approach this style with more accessibility. However, despite that there are numerous artists to choose from, many contemporaries fail to seem as expansive as they pride themselves on being. Dog Hallucination's Boogers is a completely different case.
It's worth noting that there is a bit of a concept-- or prelude-- given alongside the liner notes. The concept isn't revolved around social commentary, or Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species, but it's alluded to in the title. Yes, Boogers. This title isn't referring to a musical concept as heady as rhinology, either. It relates to Doggy P. Lips's unusual emphasis of the word in a conversation he had with D. Petri that occurred after Petri lent him a cassettes and a recorder, some cables and pedals, and a small amplifier. After Petri finished his collaboration with P. Lips, he realized that "boogers" played a much more vital role in the music than he had thought. Although that may seem inaccurate, the word boldly represents the pervasive puerility of this album.
Absurdity reigns supreme from the moment Boogers introduces itself, with a manipulated scream followed by cartoonish vocal samples and other unidentifiable sounds given on the first track. Although Boogers has a plethora of noises, in no way is it a "lush" album, because none of these sounds harmonize as much as they do topple over and interrupt one another. In some ways, it's oddly entrancing, like the Metal Machine Music-esque third track which features twinkly guitars, bubbling keyboards, and panning feedback shrieks. In short, Boogers showcases transcendence at its finest.
Though this album begins on an abrasive note, Dog Hallucination prove that they are well aware of the need of variation by the seventh track, where the textures become progressively sparse. This change in direction is quite a relief to me the more I imagine the beginning of this album spanning a 35-minute length. Though their eccentricity, concept, and overall presentation may not appeal to some, I have to at least respect Dog Hallucination for the onslaught of sounds provided on Boogers.
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