Cumbia Cosmonauts At Juno Download

Review: This is an intriguing EP all round. Penned by Melbourne-based producers Moses and Soup under their Cumbia Cosmonauts moniker, Tribal Amazonica mixes the distinctive rhythms of Cumbia with the cut-up electro pulse of Buraka Son Sistema and the raw power of contemporary bass music. It's a unique but irresistible combination, particularly on the Man Recordings-ish title track, which should impress the likes of Sinden and Gilles Peterson. The Cero39 remix of "Troposphere" switches to triple time and sounds like some mental global fusion, but it's undeniably fun. There are also two free taster tracks, too, including the delightful melodies and cut-up riddims of "Cumbia Theme".

Review: Following recent teaser single, Tribal Amazonico, Melbourne's Cumbia Cosmonauts (aka Moses and Soup) now deliver their eagerly awaited long player. You know you're in for an intriguing ride when opener, "Colombia", fuses lolloping tropical rhythms with twangy 50s guitars. Beyond that Australia's first cumbia act give us the manic dubstep influenced "Radio Africa", eccentric xylophone joints, "Troposphere", monged-out electronic dub "Amor", anthemic cumbia, "Our Journey To The Moon and Back" and various bonus mixes, including a remarkable hyper afrobeat one by Galambo!