| Assume Crash Position | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Konono Nº1 |
| Cover: | File:Konono Nº1 - Assume Crash Position (2010) cover art.jpg |
| Venue: | Ndjili Quartier Nº1 and Halle de la Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Length: | 56:09 |
| Prev Title: | Live at Couleur Café |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Konono Nº1 Meets Batida |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Assume Crash Position is the second album by the Congolese musical group Konono Nº1, and the fourth volume in the group's Congotronics series, released by Crammed Discs.[1]
Thom Jurek, in his review of the album for AllMusic, wrote that, for fans of Konono N°1, "Assume Crash Position is a necessary addition to the catalog. For the intrigued, this is an excellent starting point." Chris Martins of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of "A−", noting that, despite the band's collaborations with such artists as Björk and Herbie Hancock, the album features "guest appearances not from their international cadre of high-profile fans, but from their friends in Kinshasa." Martins concludes that, after "so many 10-minute epics", the more stripped-down production of the final track on the album, "Nakobala Lisusu Te", "[offers] a glimpse into the soul of the band, which thankfully has been resistant to change."
Douglas Wolk of Pitchfork wrote that the album features the group's signature "amazing sound of electric likembes (metal thumb pianos) playing through fuzzed-up amps and jury-rigged mics, augmented by drums, the occasional whistle, and some call-and-response yelling. Reportedly, the band is used to playing for hours on end. They could go on like that forever, which is both Assume Crash Positions strength and its flaw."
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]