Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime LP Unseen Worlds That and his refusal to

That and his refusal to "be on the internet" has probably only helped the growing cadre of music fans who sees his solo albums as mysterious

Terremoto (earthquake in Italian) moulds upbeat new wave synth lines and 1980's pop vocal melodies with darker elements of driving goth-inspired guitars and drums

to their logical end

Sepetçi uses the bedrock of Volkan Sever’s synth insanity as a jumping off point for some truly crazy solos

Deep Cell by DEN

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime LP Unseen Worlds That and his refusal toMdou Moctar returns with another album of psychedelic shredding out of Niger. I spotted in an interview somewhere that he reckons the studio is a bit staid (as opposed to the live streamed street party he held to launch the LP). I reckon hes kinda right. But that doesnt mean this LP doesnt have some moments that rule, especially the title track. Deep grooves and psych guitar explorations in a blues vein that are underpinned with political commentary