Christgau Consumer Guide
Brutally honest right down to the name, the label promoted this entry from South African pop pros Thomas Mkhize and Glynn Storm as “more structured and somewhat less dense than Ade’s highlife [sic] style,” praising their “state-of-the-art production values, modern instrumentation, and pronounced rock, jazz, and pop influences.”
Christgau Consumer Guide
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ROBERT CHRISTGAU
"AFRICAN IMAGE"
(Gramavision)
Brutally honest right down to the name, the label promoted this entry from South African pop pros Thomas Mkhize and Glynn Storm as “more structured and somewhat less dense than Ade’s highlife [sic] style,” praising their “state-of-the-art production values, modern instrumentation, and pronounced rock, jazz, and pop influences.” In short, decorative exoticism, a touch slick, with pleading Zulu chant melodies and a trap drummer who’d fit in on Carson. I like every one of its six cuts. And love none of them.B
LAURIE ANDERSON "Mister Heartbreak"
(Warner Bros.)