Mahi Mahi - He No Wa

by Chris

Mahi Mahi is the big fish in this small Providence pond this summer, and their debut CD ‘He No Wa’ is out just in time. This two piece consists of Josh Kemp (ex- L.U.V.’s) on keyboards and vocals. Paul Servizio plays traditional drum kit with additional electronic drum pads.

This is another excellent release on one of Providence’s newer labels, Corleone Records. Dance-y, but really interesting and not at all boring. I thought of two bands when I first heard this.

First, The Residents. I’m not familiar with a lot of their records (there’s a slew) but I do know ‘The Commercial Album’ and ‘Duck Stab‘. OK, maybe they’re not this weird, but I’m totally reminded of this.

The second is Gary Newman and Tubeway Army ‘Replicas’. I just listened to this and it really is a good comparison, but with super metallic robot vocals and way more raw. But don’t get me wrong, they’re not retro sounding or Electroclash-ish, but totally their own deal.

Check out this MP3:
That Man.mp3
then go here and buy it.