There’s little more delightful than when you connect with a seriously kooky song. it’s like meeting a stranger, and immediately hitting it off, and it just happened to me.
A Dutch duo of producers from Haarlem, Dizzy Panda is like a marriage between a less demanding Amon Tobin, a less philosophical Massive Attack, and a less mad Jamiroquai (I don’t know if marriages can exist between 3 parties, but we’ll pretend they do for the sake of this review). Their music is essentially quirky Jazz, with moderate to heavy leanings on Electronica, and on Crystal Crown, a feel of World Music seeps in through the intricate Latin percussion.
A part of an upcoming album, titled Jazzepazz, Crystal Crown was a result of the duo wanting to promote their music, so they invited a bunch of artists to collaborate with them. They found Finite Sly, who wanted to sing Jazz for a long time. He chose Crystal Crown, added a compelling story, and the song was done right then and there. The results are purely magical. Crystal Crown is properly quirky. With a descending, colorful progression on a characterful piano, the Latin rhythm adds fantastically infectious vibes, and Finite Sly’s vocal delivery is haunting and intoxicating, for a song that’s dancy, colorful, unique, and endlessly fun.
Dizzy Panda’s humor and light-handed effortlessness have earned them a new fan. I’ll be on the wait for Jazzepazz, and until then, I’ll be throwing this song at anyone who might show a hint of interest.