Various – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe (The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975-1980) (2xLP) Natural Information Society Knowitall 3:51 A5 Frizzle Fry

Knowitall 3:51 A5 Frizzle Fry 6:04 A6 John The Fisherman 3:37 A7 You Can't Kill Michael Malloy 0:25 B1 The Toys Go Winding Down 4:35 B2 Pudding Time 4:35 B3 Sathington Willoughby 0:24 B4 Spegetti Western 5:43 B5 Harold Of The Rocks 6:17 B6 To Defy 0:36 B7 Hello Skinny / Constantinople 4:48

giving life to Pierce's alternate-universe Eden

New York Passage 12" (1982)

anchored by headbobbing basslines and then is washed over in weird left turns

the members of 13th Floor Elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic

Various – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe (The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975-1980) (2xLP) Natural Information Society Knowitall 3:51 A5 Frizzle FryAnalog Africa doesn't do anything other than special releases really, but this one tracing the label's origins back to Zimbabwe over 20 years ago is a real standout. A carefully curated collection of 25 tracks with a fine booklet proving plenty of extra context, it captures the birth of the country's modern music scene and brims with the creative sound explosion of the 70s and 80s. Before genres were fully defined, artists blended rock, rumba, soul