Toumaï - Sapiens Demens (2013)

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Packaged in a beautiful digipack with killer artwork, today we have France’s Toumaï and their entirely insane “Sapiens Demens”. With equal levels of awesomeness to the band’s insane sound, this release presents nine tracks of experimental music combining everything from Groove Metal, Jazz, Fusion, to some Ska and other crazy elements. We are always looking for bands that push the envelope and this one takes it 100 steps further than your normal band.

With the elegant opener “Little Psycho”, the band slowly starts to peel the layers of their extremely experimental sound with jazzy pianos and cool vocal arrangements. This track gave us a Diablo Swing Orchestra vibe but with even more levels of madness and experimentation. The first mega-catchy song in this release comes under the name of “Madness In Mind”, a song that is quite unconventional, playful, and with some brutal sections.

The band’s unique Jazzy/Fusion vibe bleeds through songs like “Anachron” and “Bankster”, both filled with elegant percussions and crushing riffs. The weirdness of Toumaï knows no boundaries as the intoxicating “Wiki Puppies” feels like a hallucination on heavy duty hallucinogens. Brilliantly self-labeling themselves as Pyscho-Folk Metal tracks like “Sapiens Demens” (part I and II), really live up to this categorization.

As the album draws to a close with the heaviest track, “Prey Birds”, we are nicely pleased with how complex the band’s sound really is. With tons of crazy elements perfectly working together in disharmony, “Sapiens Demens” is one of those completely odd releases that you will either love or completely hate. We particularly loved this release to death since the second spin, thanks to the crazy combination of elements and solid production and songwriting skills, so don’t be afraid and pick up a copy of it.

Band: Toumaï Album: Sapiens Demens

Label: Self-Released

Release: April 2nd, 2013

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Genre: Experimental Metal

Country: France

Rating: 89/100
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