ABOUT THIS ITEM

Welcome the first in a philanthropic, pedagogical series of compilations from the ESP Institute label (home of Cos/Mes and Sombrero Galaxy). Curated and programmed by Lovefingers, "Concentration" is a narrative blend of obscurities, re-edits and remixes contributed by the label's international family of collaborators including Abel, Alexis Le-Tan, Basso, Bumrocks, Chee Shimizu, Cos/Mes, Eddie Ruscha, Jonny Nash, Lee Douglas, Lexx, Lovefingers, Sesto Falconi, Tako and Tropical Jeremy. There's a CD-only full length collection to come, in the meantime vinyl junkies will need to snatch these two vinyl samplers pretty darn quick! "Concentration Vol. 1 - Sampler A" opens with the sublime cinematic boogie of "Rocks In Me", edited by Alexis Le-Tan & Lee Douglas. Bumrocks take a typically off the beaten track route with the slinky "Piedra" - some kind of Balearic pop ditty that warms the cockles of your heart. On the flip the soft rock driver "Worldwide" arrives edited by Take, while we close with the Laurel Canyon dreaminess of "I Gotta Woman" (Abel edit). All proceeds from this series are donated to http://www.harmony-project.org , a non-profit organization dedicated to youth development through music study, practice and performance.