From Australia to Fiji and all around the world, Watermelon Boy and his associates have crafted one of the greatest albums I've ever heard. The Wow Signal will make you mouth "wow" with every song. It sounds amazing, combines many different styles, and presents them in such a satisfying way. It makes music production and friendship seem like a wonderful couple you'd introduce to your best friends.
The Wow Signal takes such a broad collection of sounds then adds personalities of characters from across the planet and squeezes them together. In Watermelon Boy's bowl of DJ pancake batter, he stirs them up in a way that will make you feel like you're in a club, on a beach, or at the Full Moon Party in Thailand. Even if you hate those places, if you listen to The Wow Signal you can close your eyes, let your body move, and still feel like you're there without all those loud kids.
Let's Talk Characters And Flow
The Wow Signal blends afrobeat, hip hop, South African amapiano and three-step, electronic music, and a lot more. Part of what makes this such a great album are the artists Watermelon Boy decided to feature. You may not have heard of them, but they bring a lot of personality to every performance. You'll likely be looking them up while the record is still playing.
Watermelon Boy travels around the world and finds new artists to work with. Magajie is an artist from Sierra Leone who speaks in a way that slowly pulls out the party. Bigwilz and Christonite Boginikua are two Fijian artists that pop up on Cagi Mudre Vou along with a traditional log drum called a "lali. Their song is a showcase of their language and culture. Green Baker is a Nigerian artist who shows up twice on The Wow Signal and brings a whole new flavor to the beats laid out for him. Bogo Blay is from Ghana and dives into his accented rhymes with certainty. Jalmar is a Chilean artist who is described as "a machine that releases more music than anyone I know." Jalmar vibes between English and Spanish like he has something to prove. 2FISTD is an Indian rapper that shows up the rock-infused Damn Son which uses repetition to bring your mind to a brand new place. We've got BRYAN THE MENSAH who's also from Ghana and mines Usher Raymond vocals on both of his tracks. Jones 2.0 is a UK rapper currently living in Thailand who brings a fabulous style with him on Hall of Fame.
Ryan Loop & Mark Dwyer are two artists who worked on Break That Board across three different continents. One uses a Jamaican patois while the other is a rapper. It's a track that shows off Watermelon Boy's "passion for music and karate" and uses video game sounds to do it. Watermelon Boy also has six of his own tracks on The Wow Signal that shouldn't be missed. Honestly, the beats make up the "wow" of this entire record.
I loved The Wow Signal, the tracks, the guests, the sounds... all of it. I don't usually do this, but if I had to give this a score I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10. It really is topical and erotic. Watermelon Boy's style and choices are extra tight. I personally want to work with him. The Wow Signal is that good.
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