Pisang [비상]

It might be a bit illogical to begin the reviewing process from the fifth album but I just wanted to listen to this at this particular time and compare it with the 6th one. This is probably their best album to date but that we'll see after reviewing all of them. The title of the album is quite disapponting after the adventurous titles from the previous ones, like "I Feel Something New Is Being Born Within Me", "Something in the Hospital" and the extensive "We Believe We Are Heading for a Victory Once Again..." This is probably their most even-qualitied album - and when that's said about Koyote, it means quite a lot :]

#1 Nam Nam 9

Wonderful schlagery beginning for the album. The title is also interesting, for a Finn at least :]

#2 Musim 9

This is good basic material as well. I especially like the "up-pulling" chorus melody.

#3 Pisang 9½

The title track, somehow just a tad discoer than their average piece. Again very Finnish stuff but apparently that sells in Korea just as well as here.

#4 Ka 9½

One of the best tracks on the album but one that I always have trouble with in comparing to others. This is probably the one which I usually think would make a good fusion with Unmjông.

#5 Êwon 7

Not one of their worst ballads, in fact one of the better ones. But still not very good.

#6 Stop 9

Sounds just like some old Finnish song. Doesn't all of Koyote? Well, yes, but this does it especially well.

#7 Nolza 8½

I do understand that getting a new rapper after the previous one has finally been fired after being jailed due to drug problems can be exciting but did you still have to make him say the same things in the beginning of every other track? I guess it's already come clear anyway that it was year 2003 and Koyote was back "with an all-new flavour"... Somewhat boring. This track, I mean.

#8 Êsim 9

I remember the trouble I had figuring out which was the second feature track because they all sounded the same and the actual FT is buried in the end of the album... Everything said for #1, #2 and #6 also applies here.

#9 Sylphôzinyn Haru 6½

The second ballad, as you can see from the score. Even sleepier than the previous one.

#10 Day 9

Something more atmospheric for a change? Oh no, it was just time for a happy track. Mm, very good. I think they should do a bit more of these. This is also the one with "Friday night" and "Christmas day". That must be where the title comes from.

#11 Tannjôm 8½

Koyote go E-Type! Not for too big a part, though. Apart from the E-typings this is quite basic.

#12 All the Time 8

Midtempo? That's something new. Not bad.

#13 Zhênjôm 9½

And finally the second FT. This is one of their fastest pieces at 150 BPM. Also one of my early favourites.

#14 Ilnjônpan 9

Wow, this is an exceptionally Finnish song! I can almost remember the Finnish lyrics for this... The instrumental is also very similar to Svorky Agrafes, an unfinished track of mine.