Afro-Rock

Vecchio's Afro-Rock is one big horn-heavy, bass-blasting, Latin groove funk-rockparty. Only now, you're all invited because this, ladies and gentleman, isofficially...a grail no more. With copies currently starting at 400 Euros for anoriginal, this beautifully presented reissue, part of Be With's fresh campaignwith Music De Wolfe, is well overdue. A magnificent and somewhat obscure libraryset that's just a total, cohesive joy from start to finish, this here is thesoundtrack to all your smokin' summer BBQs and communal cookouts.Afro-Rock is the debut album by Argentine keyboardist Luis Vecchio. Recorded forthe sound library label De Wolfe, the album is frequently mentioned in hushedreverence among the beat digger DJ collecting crowd. It features fiery brasscharts, funky bass lines, fluttering flute, choppy organ and additional handtribal percussion. The band let loose too and jam hard; yet there's a certainthread of solidity that runs throughout, the tracks just belong together, notdisparate sound and rhythm experiments like some library records; this is juststraight up, no messin', consistent funk-rock FIRE! Hips will sway, heads willnod to the steady vibes. It's insanely good.The humid, building funk of the appropriately titled 'Megaton' is a dramaticexplosion of swirling, dazzling organ lines, ferocious beats and heavy hornsthroughout. It just don't stop. The tempo slows slightly for the deep and deeplyaddictive 'Renegade'. It's all heavy jazz horn refrains, always triumpha

Tracks

1~1~Megaton 5:01
1~2~Renegade 5:05
1~3~Facade 3:18
1~4~Chabati 3:11
1~5~Green Hell 6:41
1~6~Boss 3:55
1~7~Nsambei 4:00
1~8~Waboco 3:29
1~9~Cult 4:37
1~10~Ngoma-Ku 7:04

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Vecchio
Release Date: 24 November 2023
Genre: Jazz
Label: BE WITH RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group