Leon LowmanやGigi Masin、Suso Saiz等の高品質なリリースが続くアムステルダムのMusic From Memoryよりまたまたすごい作品が登場！ベルギーのリエージュを拠点に活動したコンゴ人デュオDenis Mpunga & Paul K.が80〜84年に各種コンピやカセット等で発表した音源+未発表作品からコンパイルしたセレクト・アルバムが登場！マレットやパーカッション主体の伝統的なアフリカン・ミュージックとRoland MC-202、TB-303、TR-808やKorgのMS20、Monopolyといった80s初〜中期ようやく入手が容易になりつつあったシンセサイザー＆ドラムマシンのサウンドを融合させたプレ・ハウス的世界観が魅力のアフロ・エレクトロニクス珠玉の9曲をマスター・テープよりリマスタリング＆180g重量盤でリリース！アフロ＆エスノ好きはもちろん、シンセ・ファンク〜シンセ・ウェイヴ・ファンも要チェック！ Criola Denis Mpunga & Paul K. You can rely on Holland's Music From Memory imprint to deliver the most entrepreneurial of reissues, and this latest unearthing of Denis Mpunga's lost tapes just about tops their list of best releases. We've been big fans of this label since the start, but coming up with a long-lost cassette LP that sounds as fresh as this is quite a feat for any sort of record label. Originally from Liege in Belgium, Mpunga has been lost in the depths of time, but we can safely say that this album could be from a distant future. Charged with a noticeable Congolese influence, these strange and improvisational post-punk tunes are the most devilish dance experiments that you'll find this week, and perhaps even this year. The whole LP is a perfect balance of abstraction and soulfulness, having the ability to please a whole array of different listeners and music aficionados. If anything, you absolutely must give the sublime groove of "Funyaka" a go. What a record!A1: Intermezzo 03 A2: Criola A3: Intermezzo 02 A4: !!! Kwe B1: Dou-Niya B2: Intermezzo 01 V3 B3: Funyaka B4: What B5: Veronika 02 [S-044016] [S-564018]
