Ogassa - Ogassa Original (Vol 1)Over the past couple of years Acid Jazz have been re issuing releases from the enigmatic Albarika Store label, a goldmine in Afro cuts from Benin, West Africa. The latest instalment is the ultra rare Ogassa Original (Vol. 1), the first LP from obscure but ultimately brilliant Porto Novo group, Ogassa from 1978. Like many Albarika releases, it was recorded at EMI Lagos, giving a depth and fidelity that stands out in the realm of Afro rarities. Reissued

which replaces the original’s sax with spaced-out synth stabs

the duo was part of the Project Blowed collective

A2 dropping deeper into pulsating bass

regardless of genre

backed up with sought-after High on a Feeling

C3 - By Fire

it’s a gem

Written by Goomy aka Duke Lake aka Antonio Gabelli and produced by Alessandro Zanni and Stefano Cundari for the legendary Memory Records imprint back in 1983

Breakbeat and Acid music

The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020

Planet Orange returns for their second release with four more original tracks

Jimmy Hendrix