DJ Finale - Mille Morceau - SilverA member of of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Fulu Miziki band, the long running eco activist collective forging experimental rhythmic music from repurposed trash, Kinshasa's DJ Finale dives into his country's history to brainstorm a dauntless hybrid dance sound. Kinshasa has long been a hotspot of musical fusion and innovation, and Finale builds on the popular template of soukous, or kwassa kwassa a sound that developed in the mid 20th century

A devout man crosses paths with a former love he has always prayed would return to her faith

awkward unpicking of a dysfunctional relationship

passionate greed for love and life

The album will be out as Digipack-CD+Digital

Eric Copeland - Mixbone

A translator of cultures

"I draw the plan for a house

with the New Friends of Rhythm

The band's cold and depressing sound evokes the hopeful yet fearful era of the Soviet Union just before it's collapse

but continuing to perform top class new material through the musical upheavals of subsequent decades

nobody could imitate them

Jack Ashford was the percussionist and vibes player who augmented that infectious beat so successfully