Charming samples of horse whinnies go up against spaghetti western bits and what sounds like a wild west wagon ride on the first track, "Anvil Stomping Stallion."
The second track, "Tahitian Sideshow" features crazy drunken saloon piano with what sounds like Hawaiin guitar - but maybe it's the musical saw? This underneath a slightly Caribbean sounding vocal?
Like I said, not easy for the mere mortal to parse, but it's fun to try. And more fun still to sit back and just get lost in the dazzling array of sounds that Hassle Hounds present to listeners.
At points later in the album, use of samples becomes more explicit and more comical, sounding more like Matthew Bourne or People Like Us than The Books.
Highly recommended for fans of sample-heavy experimental pop groups such as The Books. Hassle Hound are a bit more fun and funny and very are some very pretty, truly transcendent moments of pure pleasure on Limelight Cordial
