Lagoss & Abagwagwa - Island Slang

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: CREP117
Barcode: 5065004291484
Release Date: 27 Jun 2025
Genre: Outernational / Free Jazz / Dub / Psych

A meeting of minds and bodies on a heady percussive trip with no clear destination, captured live at Espacio Cultural El Tanque in Tenerife. With both imaginary and lived in tropical sceneries coalescing the two units, both Tenerife's Lagoss and Kampala's Abagwagwa (aka Nihiloxica) find a common thread to disentangle throughout different cartographies. As if it was bound to happen. As it did. 

Taking Abagwagwa's relentless barrage of polyrhythms as a starting point to jammin' excursions that never falter into self indulgence, brimming with ideas and spirits pulled from East African traditions, Free Jazz cosmologies, Dub tactics, urban sonic warfare and different strains of psychedelia through a vast array of drums, percussion, flutes, skewed synths, ecstatic vocals and electronic processing. 

Blessed with the xamanic drumming of João Pais Filipe on two tracks and feeling equally indebted to both bands' vision all the while committing to a newfound sense of wonder, 'Island Slang' is a celebration that's truly alluring in its search for some sort of 'Universal Consciousness' - to quote Alice Coltrane - for which we're now invited to tag along. You are all welcome.

TRACKLIST
A1. Acháman Man
A2. Island Vision New Sun
A3. La Nona Isla
B1. Canopius
B2. Cayeñero
B3. Dog Star Man
B4. El Sueño de Magec

All track by Lagoss and Abagwagwa (aka Nihiloxica) except track 1 & 2 featuring João Pais Filipe

Recorded live , in 2021 at Espacio Cultural El Tanque, Santa Cruz de Tenerife by Jorge Lozano R.

Artwork by Evan Crankshaw
Mastered by Daniel García

ABAGWAGWA (Nihiloxica)
Henry Kazoma
Henry Isabirye
Jamie Mwanje
Peter Jones
Jacob Maskell-Key

LAGOSS
Goncalo F. Cardoso
Daniel García
Mladen Kurajica

Discrepant 2025
Pressed in Spain