MAHJONGG - THE LONG SHADOW OF THE PAPER TIGER (LP)

Mahjongg The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger On Vinyl LP

With The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger, Mahjongg expound upon the new style of dance music they call Chicagotronics: a wall of sound command center with drums and humans. The album is the pinnacle so far of Mahjongg’s four albums, and you get all the facets of their platinum-plus sound here. The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger features their first protest song (“Grooverider Free”), which is actually an extended version of a previous single (“Free Grooverider”). Following a closing gurgle-sax on “Gooble,” comes “Miami Knights” where the dance detectives take that smooth boat through choppy waters. The album continues with layers of keyboards, guitars, and percussion parts that wind around each other almost like a fugue, an intrinsic groove that rarely fails to amaze and inspire.

Mahjongg The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger Track Listing

1. Gooble (with Mbulu & Robert Conn)
2. Miami Knights (with Suddenly Susan & Jeanine O’ Toole)
3. Grooverider Free (with Rotten Milk)
4. Wardance
5. DeVry (with the Unauthorized Terrance Duke)
6. Whoop (with Tom Tom Tom Boy & Clint Crane)
7. LA Beat (YO YO DYNE)