MULATU ASTATKE / THE HELIOCENTRICS - INSPIRATION INFORMATIONFormat : 2 X LP Label : STRUT Catalog # : STRUT040LP Genre : Africa Ethiopia The third in Struts Inspiration Information studio collaboration series brings together an intriguing pairing between one of Africas great bandleaders, Mulatu Astatke, with the next level musicianship of The Heliocentrics collective from the mighty roster of Stones Throw Now Again. Known primarily through the successful Ethiopiques album series and the film soundtrack to Jim

As a prolific songwriter and singer

His mother took him to Aynemisa

Fernando Falcão's daughter (since the musician died in 2002)

Therefore their sets varied included lighter fare during dinnertime and a less rollicking selection of jazz and r&b

“Lucas LP is a collection of tracks which I've either done myself around the world recording in different places

Viscardi & Il Duo Magnetico is the collaborative project between italo-swiss DJ

allowing his saxophone-laced melodies to dominate

where I met Ben Iverson

an exhortation

Uplifting vocal infused broken beat house four tracker

Its 17 tracks offer a chance to get lost--and an invitation to remain in the maze as long as you like

patented soundworld of cosmic inspiration: krautrock's endless and hypnotic potential