Dojoji – Meets The Fungle [Cass] (1984, D.J.J.)

Dojoji were an excellent New Wave and Funk group from Rotterdam that consisted of Pien Selleger and Ted Langenbach (Bass), Ron Louers (Bongos), Ferdinand Rolle (Drums), Leo Anemaet (Guitar), Trubus (Percussion), Hans Rath (Saxophone), Rudy Zinc (Synthesizer) and Fee Arnold (Vocals).

 
On this Cassette EP, Dojoji meets the funky jungle (Fungle) and plays lengthy pieces of energetic funk music with a new wave attitude. Dojoji released a very nice 12 Inch EP on Plexus records in 1984 and also a cassette with live recordings a year before that one. They remind of other Dutch funk wave groups with electronic touches on the Fetisj tape label like Richenel or Necronomicon, but it even has hints of the band Sukursaal.

 
Dojoji furthermore resembles some bands on the Cherry Red label like Rip, Rig and Panic or Medium Medium, but it's mainly fueled by the 80's New York styles in-between like James Chance's funky no-wave sounds and many of the boogie and 'break' records from old-school hip-hop. Actually Dojoji were quite unique in Holland due to the use of the synthesizer additions and the percussion elements. Nice stretched out tracks full of life one just has to dance to. It once again shows how Rotterdam was always the most New York oriented city of The Netherlands. [SOURCE: ARCHAIC INVENTIONS] 

 

Label: D.J.J. – 101 

Format: Cassette 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: 1984 

Style: New Wave, Funk 

 

Tracklist:  

This Side 

A1 Additief 

A2 Hans H (live) 

Other Side 

B1 Celluloid 

B2 Fiel Tropa Popa (live) 

 

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