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WEEK STARTING 5 Jun

Genre pick of the week Cover of Ola! / Rio Ritmo by LTF & Moskvin.

LTF & Moskvin

Ola! / Rio Ritmo

Local Sugar Diggers dive back into their closest friends' shelves for another round of sly re-edits and low-slung reworks that flip old and obscure sides into sharp new tools. Nothing overcooked, just tight surgery and a feel for locked-in grooves. A'Ola!' Is all big brassy horns and Latin-flavoured funk while 'Rio Ritmo' then cuts back with a more sunny, whimsical sound for lazy afternoons daydreaming at the park. LTF very much keeps the heat simmering after his Soviet jazz-funk excursions on BMM Records, USA The Content (L)abel and Rucksack Records with the same crate-digger mania here, all executed with a wink and a steady hand.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Latin breaks with a hip-hop swagger and delicious musicality. It's a winning formular from LFT and Moskvin.

TRACK LISTING

Ola!
Rio Ritmo

Os Mutantes

Everything Is Possible!: The Best Of Os Mutantes - 2026 Reissue

Back in 1999 when David Byrne originally compiled this retrospective—making it the first in our critically acclaimed World Psychedelic Classics series—the idea of doing a psychedelic album from outside the U.S. or Europe was a total surprise. More than twenty years since this anthology first hit the shelves, the mutants are back in stock— with their electric guitars, cans of bug spray, and deviant, freaky psychedelia.

TRACK LISTING

1. Ando Meio Desligado
2. Ave, Lúcifer
3. Dia
4. Baby (1971)
5. Fuga No. II
6. Cantor De Mambo
7. Adeus, Maria Fulô
8. Desculpe, Babe
9. El Justiciero
10. Panis Et Circenses
11. A Minha Menina
12. Bat Macumba
13. Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
14. Baby (1968)

Perujazz

En Vivo 2023 Gira Europea

Perujazz was founded in 1984 by former members of Peruvian bands like Traffic Sound, Los Mad’s, Perú Negro... Inspired by jazz fusion from the 70s, they mixed cajón drums and Afro-Peruvian, Andean and jungle sounds with jazz, rock and funk in a powerful blend full of groove and psychedelia.

'En vivo 2023 Gira Europea' portraits the essence of their 2023 European tour, allowing the listeners to immerse themselves in its vibrations, its applause, its spirit. Music, sweat, and elation flowed as the band gave their all, transmitting their energy with every note.

TRACK LISTING

1. Salón De Baile
2. King Kong
3. Homenaje A Chocolate
4. Sueños Festejos
5. Funk Andino
6. Marinera Perujazz
7. Cumbiando
8. Desierto Del Alma
9. Don Amador
10. Chincha Saudita

Willie Rodríguez & His Orchestra

Soogie - 2026 Reissue

'Soogie' (1969) was Willie Rodríguez’s first album for Mary Lou Records. Mary Lou Records, at that time, was also one of the labels in the right place at the right time, just before Fania smashed almost all the competition.

The album is mostly comprised of guaguancós, boleros, and improvised-space-filling descargas (jam sessions). This is remarkable, as it hardly includes boogaloo, which was still prevalent during those years, yet already on the way out. According to Bobby Marín, its musical director “we didn't call it salsa at the time; it had no name. It was mambo or música movida, they used to call it on the radio.”

The first tune, ‘My Dog Soogie,’ which provides the title for the recording, is a playful guaracha about a dog. The following track is the wildly popular ‘La Puerta del Dolor.’ ‘El Chivo’ (the goat) is a spicy guaracha, which changes into a son montuno-guajira. ‘Grande’ is a guaguancó, followed by ‘Los Callos de Dolores,’ also a delightful guaguancó. Then comes the ballad ‘Porque yo te Amo,’ a monster hit of the sixties by popular Argentine singer Sandro. Next we have ‘Al Compás del Güiro,’ a guaguancó, with the delicious chorus that goes “cómo va, cómo va, cómo va, mi güiro cómo va.” ‘Paul's Thing’ is an instrumental guaguancó, with engrossing sax solos. Finally, we have the smashing, extended descarga ‘Salsa con Willie Rodríguez.’ We are now happy to reissue this rare and in-demand 1969 salsa gem after decades unavailable!

TRACK LISTING

1. My Dog Soogie
2. La Puerta Del Dolor
3. El Chivo
4. Grande
5. Los Callos De Dolores
6. Porque Yo Te Amo
7. Al Compás Del Guiro
8. Paul’s Thing
9. Salsa Con Willie Rodríguez

Marcos Valle

O Compositor E O Cantor - 2026 Reissue

This second album by Marcos Valle (1965) is one of the foundational works of bossa nova. In fact, the record includes one of the most widely heard and covered Brazilian songs in history: ‘Samba de Verão.’ In addition to his work as a composer—alongside his brother Paulo Sergio—Marcos Valle also begins to reveal himself here as a great singer, with a soft, almost fragile voice, while his acoustic guitar recreates the same intimacy of the nighttime atmosphere in which he composed most of the songs. First vinyl reissue in over 50 years! Pressed on 180g vinyl.

Various Artists

Hard Philippines

An impressive survey of 70´s Pinoy Rock, or Rock’n’roll made in the Philippines, with powerful tracks ranging from Hard Rock to tough Glam, Acid Rock or Heavy Blues.

Includes tracks by Pinoy Rock legends like Juan de la Cruz Band, Judas, Anak Bayan, Hot Dog, Maria Cafra, Sampaguita, Joey Smith and Wally Gonzalez.

Include notes on the amazing bands included. Get ready for an ass-kicking trip through the ama­zing Hard Rock’n’roll made in 70´s Philippines!

TRACK LISTING

1. Juan de la Cruz Band: Take You Home (1973)
2. Hot Dog: Rock N’ Roll Bogie (1975)
3. Judas: Batugan (1978)
4. Anak Bayan: Double Crosser (1971)
5. Maria Cafra: Isang Mangandang Dilag (1978)
6. Sampaguita: Kinabukasan (1978)
7. Anak Bayan: Pagbabalik Ng Kuwago (1978)
8. Judas: Bukas (1978)
9. Juan De la Cruz Band: Rak En Rol Sa Mundo (1974)
10. Joey Smith: Summer Wind (1978)
11. Wally Gonzalez: Rock & Roll Mama (1977)


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