Coro Qom Chelaalapi Meets Lagartijeando - "Lapacho"

Lagartijeando first came to my attention last year when they released El Gran Poder on Wonderwheel Recordings. It's a marriage of electronic beats and traditional Andean music and it is totally in my wheelhouse. Now Lagartijeando has teamed up with the choir from an indigenous tribe called Coro Qom Chelaalapi. To quote the blurb on the Bandcamp page: "The choir formed as a means of passing down their culture to future generations in the absence of any formal records. They have been declared a living cultural heritage by UNESCO." Needless to say that got my attention and this all-too-brief EP is a delight and an unique release. Don't sleep on Revision.

Gitkin - "Cancion Del Ray"

While I'm hesitant to believe the backstory Wonderwheel Recordings shared for 5 Star Motel, what I have no doubt of is that after listening to "Cancion Del Ray" multiple times, I can't wait to hear the rest of this debut album from Gitkin.

Poirier - "Sowia ft. Samito"

Wow. This is departure from past work by Montreal producer Poirier. Maybe that accounts for the jump from Ninja Tune to Wonderwheel (the latter home to recent RR post subject Alsarah & the Nubatones).

There's only the one track from the forthcoming Be Alright EP (due out next Friday) so maybe the rest of the short player is less like this Afro-Electro slice, but I have my doubts.

Interesting new sound, dynamic direction for this artist.

Alsarah & The Nubatones - "3yan T3ban (Oddisee remix)"

I've already written about Alsarah and the Nubatones and Oddissee individually before, so it shouldn't be a surprise that a collab between the two via an Oddisee remix of a cut from Manara would end up here. The duo have already collaborated previously and are linked by Sudanese heritage so it's a comfortable relationship and Oddisee honours the source material. Can't wait to hear the rest of the remixes on the record, though it's nearly a whole month away.

You can pre-order the album now and it's out September 22nd on Wonderwheel Recordings (which also released recent killer EPs from El Búho).

Ocote Soul Sounds feat. Quantic & Chico Mann - "A Pesar La Vida b/w Not Yet"

Man Oh Man. "Not Yet" needs to be re-titled "Right Now." As in listen to this right now, and then again, and again...