Chipen - VolaoFormat : 12" Label : Miss You Catalog # : MISSYOU035 Genre : Italo Disco Two gypsies with pedigree backgrounds in Flamenco got together with a drum machine in a studio during the early 80's and the result was Chipen, a somewhat poppy chart oriented project featuring Peret Reyes the grandson of legendary Catalan Gitano musician Peret (aka "El Rey de la Rumba") and Johnny Tarradellas. "Volao" is a mid tempo effort to bridge Pop and Rumba, mixing catchy

and more divergent fusions

before a more organic groove develops

The album starts with "Keep Your House In Disorder

Mirror Mirror is the new album by the Finnish jazz legend

the music needed to be broadcast

sitting somewhere between the string-heavy magic of Arthur Verocai’s 1972 debut and the unplacable early experimentalism of Pedro Santos’ 1968 album Krishnanda

the soulful ballad ‘She’s Gone’ and horn lead album closer ‘Do It Together’

And while the driving rhythms and broken beats of Ora Basta (that's enough) add funk and fire to the album

the EP showcases the intoxicating soundscapes which Dragonfruit has become known for

Mentioned distinctive elements have elevated the record to 'cult' status among record collectors

a form of oral poetry spoken to the rhythmic accompaniment of sabar and tama drums

this feeling of ambivalence