Although they're been featured somewhere on the "Random Nihonjin Pix" before....Afrirampo, Osaka's psycho-underground-garage duo of noiserockers "Oni" and "Pikachu" who had has this charming write-up The Bay Guardian.[quote="The Bay Guardian, July 2"] July 2, Saturday...duo Afrirampo. Theirs is a pretty simple setup: two frisky sisters with a penchant for the color red and for the (sexually) absurd. Pikacyu plays wild, fierce drums]
Also read the interview: "SUPPONPON ROCK AFRIRAMPO ! "
Yeah, they're featured on Ki/oon Sony's new "Overseas"-aimed CD/DVD compilation, a sort of, "This is what it seems like westerners like" omnibus featuring Puffy, Guitar Wolf, Denki Groove, Supercar, etc. Yeah, we Americans love our crazy all-girl punk bands...
There is nothing more noble than impassioned nonsense.
Pitchforkmedia Review: Afrirampo "Kore Ga Mayaku Da" Since their formation as a duo in 2002, the two sisters of Osaka's Afrirampo have enjoyed something of a meteoric rise through the avant-rock underground, recording with Acid Mothers Temple and touring with Lightning Bolt and Sonic Youth. On Kore Ga Mayaku Da-- their first U.S. release following a handful of self-released recordings in Japan-- it isn't difficult to hear why their ascent has been so rapid. Though their national origin will surely prompt impulsive comparisons to Melt Banana or early Boredoms, there's something entirely unique going on within Afrirampo's free-form, primal garage-stomps...more...
Via WFMU's Top 10 Tough Chicks of 2006 [floatl][/floatl]
7. Afrirampo...released amazing and fun chant-along records this year. Bonus points go to Afrirampo, who lived and recorded with a tribe of Pygmies in Cameroon!
Click here for a RealAudio sample tune from Afrirampo's[SIZE="3"] Baka Ga Kita [/SIZE](Moonlight).