ARP FRIQUE - ANALOG PEOPLE DIGITAL WORLD

COLORFUL WORLD

£22.31

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: CW005
Release Date: 02 Dec 2022
Genre: African

TRACKS
01 Spiritual Masseuse Feat. Sumy
02 Omampam Feat. Mariseya
03 Jah Kingdom Feat. Mariseya
04 Digital World Feat. Mariseya
05 Go Now Wetiko Feat. Americo Brito & Mariseya
06 Roi Salomon Feat. Mariseya
07 Duncan Truffle

Arp Frique returns to the scene with a new album after a string of releases, leaving the cratediggers and dancefloor tastemakers with underground classics like Nos Magia, Voyage and Nyame Ye. On ''Analog People Digital World' he embraces the digital coldness of Yamaha’s classic DX7 synthesizer to create a refreshing listening experience using only the FM synthesis-based sounds from this machine to find new heat for an analog world, reflecting on the digital revolution we are living through. The album features Ghanaian songstress Mariseya (Omampam, Jah Kingdom, Digital World, Roi Salomon), Cape Verdean OG Americo Brito (Go Now Wetiko) and Surinam funkstar Sumy, who joins the record on the opening track “Spiritual Masseuse”. Arp Frique closes the album with “Duncan Truffle”, a very intense and wobbling instrumental echoing Bootsy and Bernie Worrell on a solo exercise. Expect an analog-digital exploration of lofi funk, highlife, zouk and reggae. Does that DX7 sound hot or cold to you?