Review: According to the brief release information Shango provided, their latest compilation was inspired by the plight of the Sumatarn Tiger, which is Indonesia's last remaining sub-species of tiger. Musically, it's true that many of the tracks on When Tigers Used To Smoke in some way doff a cap to Indonesian musical culture whilst remaining rooted in chugging psychedelic disco, deep house, cosmic disco and hallucinatory slow jams. You'll both picturesque and formidably moodt cuts scattered across the 17 tracks on show, with highlights including the lilting strings and warming electronics of Zsis D's 'Calm Sea', the percussion-rich, echo-laden headiness of 'Frog' by Chalanga, the hard-to-pigeonhole trip that is Claudio Arditti's 'Amazonas Tropical' and the throbbing, eyes-closed hedonism of Caner Genc's 'Yakruna'.
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