MULUKEN MELLESSE - Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band (Reissue) FATHER JOHN MISTY We prefer the term “Maximum

We prefer the term “Maximum Drums and Racket”

The Caribbean rhythms that powered their blistering earlier records still flourish across The Mars Volta – they aren’t the foreground now

recorded largely with a live-in-the-room feel that sets it apart from their earlier work

Ryley Walker and Squid

Primarily recorded over three days in January 2023 at the historic Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs

MULUKEN MELLESSE - Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band (Reissue) FATHER JOHN MISTY We prefer the term “MaximumLP Standard Edition Black Vinyl (2026 Reissue from Heavenly Sweetness). First vinyl reissue of an absolute masterpiece of the Ethiopian groove scene the swan song of swinging Addis: 'Muluken Melesse With The Dahlak Band'. The vinyl LP was at the heart of the 'Ethiopiques 31' compilation [tracks 2 to 11] and was one of the very last vinyl records ever released in Ethiopia. The album leaves a clear idea for posterity of the level of sophistication and