Power Clown

• Artist: Fila Brazillia
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• Release Date: August 31, 1998
• Genre: Electronica

Review

The eclecticism and the organic warmth of Fila Brazillia's electronica continue to amaze on Power Clown, one of their finest efforts to date. Laid-back jazz-funk grooves straight out of the '70s are the foundation of the record, but hints of Stevie Wonder-esque soul, hip-hop, bossa nova, ambient, spacey techno, house, minimalist electro, big-beat, and trip-hop all pop up here and there, as do touches of ethnic percussion, acoustic guitar, saxophone solos, new age-y synth flourishes, and the occasional odd vocal sample or sound effect. What really pushes Power Clown over the top, though, is that the group maintains their focus throughout, never meandering and changing things up often enough to keep the grooves from becoming repetitive. One of the finest and most overlooked electronic-dance releases of 1998. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Bovine Funk	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(6:39)
The New Cannonball	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(4:36)
Here Comes Pissy Willy	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(4:22)
Throwing Down a Shape	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(5:19)
Bumpkin Riots	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(5:59)
President Chimp Toe	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(4:08)
Firelanes	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(5:32)
It Loved to Happen	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(1:08)
Little Hands Rouge	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(5:50)
Tunstall and California Haddock	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(3:38)
Feathery Legs	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(8:22)
A Wince of Sumo	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(2:11)
The Speewah	Steve Cobby, McSherry	Fila Brazillia	(5:23)

Credits

Daniel Ward (Drums), Steve Mac (Engineer), Neil McFarland (Animation), Man 2 Man (Engineer), Fila Brazillia (Sleeve Art)