new music: lewiky’s “mangitry asara” is a tsunami of sound: aggressive, funky, and unendingly inventive #soundcheck

From the opening mouth harp to the closing hardcore jam and all the reggae, funk, and salegy nods in between, Madagascar artist Lewiky’s “Mangitry Asara” is unquestionably unique. It’s aggressive, funky, and unendingly inventive; a tsunami of sound. When the fuzzed out guitar at the fringes finally explodes into the punk riffage it’s been promising, it’s almost a relief. With his stated intent to “raise the consciousness of modern society, globalization, egoism and unconscionable policies, and the alienation of humans from their freedom,” this might be the most punk rock fucking thing I’ve ever heard.