Requiem

"Despite their mosaic of international influences, GOAT are, at heart, a classic-rock band in pagan clothing. Even at their busiest, the group rarely veer toward confrontational chaos, and despite their sinister appearance, their lyrics are incense-scented, hippy-dippy platitudes ... But if you're wondering how long GOAT can keep up the cult-rock gambit, well, there's evidence here to suggest GOAT are pondering that very question, too".

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"Their festival-friendly head music incorporates styles from around the globe - African highlife guitar here (Trouble in the Streets), a wailing eastern voice there (Psychedelic Lover). Opening track Union of Sun and Moon alone boasts a nod to rural, northern-European folk, a choir chanting in an obscure tribal tongue and even what sounds suspiciously like Andean panpipes ... Goat are admirably untroubled by questions of cultural appropriation or authenticity (they announced their arrival in 2012 with an album entitled World Music). Good for them".

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"Often the creation of an elaborate backstory and diligent anonymity, like that of Jungle, or Deadmau5, is used to give credence to the music. In the case of Goat, the two form a cryptic, mystic, whole where it's the music that gives credence to the myth. One comes from the other and vice-versa. The veracity of their story is irrelevant, so enchanting is the mixture of the two, in flowing robes and occultish masks".

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