Mankunku Quartet - Yakhal' Inkomo (Half-Speed Mastered) Artist_Grimez

Mankunku Quartet - Yakhal' Inkomo (Half-Speed Mastered) Artist_Grimez* Special edition featuring tip on sleeve and OBI, half speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. The Mankunku Quartet's 1968 album 'Yakhal' Inkomo clocks in at just over 30 minutes of jazz perfection. This compact, and to the point, album would sit comfortably in amongst some of the best works in the catalogues of any of the quintessential jazz labels such as Blue Note, Prestige and Impulse. 'Yakhal' Inkomo, however, was originally

There are the struggles of depression

plus guests Fredrik Ljungkvist

led to the demise of vinyl-record manufacturing in Cuba

broken and secondhand instruments

Innovative and singular

then to Japanese

Directed by Takao Okawara

who combines his production and performance skills

(It's worth noting that Mogwai's classic 'Kicking A Dead Pig' was a big inspiration here

At times exploring silence and space

which also included early versions of The Traitor and The Smokey Life (then with music by John Lissauer)

an instrumental duo favored by many musicians like Ryuichi Sakamoto