I always hate it when somebody says that a particular language doesn't "track well" for popular music - typically they say this when explaining why everybody wants to sing pop in English, and why non-English music is supposedly inferior. I hate it. . . but then occasionally I hear music from a non-English speaking country, and I think to myself, "Wow, that language really doesn't track well." Up until today, that is what I thought of music from the Czech Republic. Don't get me wrong, I love the Czech people, and Czech art and literature is some of the most moving and complex in the world. But their popular music has always sounded a little "off" to me. But totally disproving this prejudice, along comes Xindl X. His mix of hip-hop, reggae, jazz, funk, and myriad other influences just sounds good. Listen to
Dysgrafik, and I think you will agree.
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