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Pantsula! (The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa, 1988-1990)

Hidden away on a pop album inspired by The Police, lies ‘Licik’, a deep vocoder funk workout lasting over nine minutes. It’s the first recorded Indonesian song to use the vocoder in such a way. On the flip, a re-contextualisation of the original by Jakarta-born Dea Barandana. TIP!

After 15 successful years, Spanish new wave artist Juan Alberto Arteche Guel left his band to experiment with new ideas. He bought a four-track reel-to-reel recorder, and began exploring imaginary global music worlds with a core of like-minded adventurers. Finis Africæ was born, and across 18 years and 7 albums, the best cuts have been compiled here. Deeply influenced by African music, Juan blended modern electric instruments with traditional acoustic instruments from many cultures to create reverberant, organic minimal funk, new wave compositions. INCREDIBLE stuff.

Woo's latest release is a fragile, lullaby-like exploration of orchestral ambient and downtempo compositions of the most delicate and intricate in recent memory. Having released music since the 70s, brothers Clive and Mark Ives are these days releasing some of the richest and most engaging soundscapes in their long careers. Masterful production that feels like shards of light break through your speakers just when you need them, this is one to hold close.