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*Khruangbin - LateNightTales*

 A brilliant and accessible double LP that showcases Khruangbin favourite tracks and influences providing an actual sonic globetrotting experience. The journey starts with "Illuminations" featuring Alice Coltrane and Santana, a spiritual intro for an incredible journey. The second track "I know that (when the spring times comes)" by Brilliantes del Vuelo is a mellow dubby reggae inspired track that gives a way to the more energetic "Khushi" by Nazia Hassan, a bittersweet quasi disco sounding track. "DRM" by Kelly Doyle is a rather short but breezy instrumental song that keeps the spirit of the sonic traveller alive. Side B starts up with "Don't go" by the south korean rock pioneers Sanullim, a very 80's new wave delight type of song. "I like it (don't stop)" by Maxwell Udoh is a rather amusing disco type song with romantic lyrics, very danceable stuff. "Enseñame" featuring David Marez is a lounge type song filled with romantic longings. The romantic vibes continue with "Can you feel the love" by Gerald Lee, a soulful sweet song. "Still you" by Justine & The Victorian Punks carry an addictive bass line and some pretty amusing spoken word forming a dialogue between the two narrators. The chill vibes hit its peak with Nadja Band and George Yanagi. A rather summery and mellow cover of "Summer madness" original by The Kool & The Gang and revisited by Khruangbin. "Contigo" by Paloma San Basilio is a rather vibey kind of song that brings reminiscences of summer love. Vibes intensify with "Yetikimt abeba" by Roah Band. The journey was sweet, mellow yet intense and culminates in a beautiful love song for those that departed to the cosmos. As the story goes bassist Laura Lee Ochoa saw local musician Geoffrey Muller playing Erik Satie compositions on banjo at a Houston bar, she recorded a studio performance of his arrangement of "Gnossienne No 1." Then the group layered a Sun Ra-evoking poem by Tierney Malone, filtered to sound like a transmission from an astronaut. A true longing love story that traverses the cosmos. Beautiful indeed. 



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