Viva | Boma

Beneath the playful surface, the "deep" intent of Viva Boma touches on the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

The record features "martial, Zeuhl-like rhythms" mixed with gentle, laid-back jazz-rock. This creates a hypnotic, almost trance-like experience that reviewers describe as "Pink Floyd at 45 rpm". Viva Boma

Keyboardist Marc Hollander (later of Aksak Maboul ) used "Dadaist synthesizers" and treated Farfisa organs to create a sound that felt ahead of its time, sometimes even evoking 1980s synth-pop years early. Themes of Harmony and Disruption Beneath the playful surface, the "deep" intent of