RICARDO VILLALOBOS & MOHAMMAD REZA MORTAZAVI - Swamp (Ricardo Villalobos Version) JOSH GROBAN continued his ascent

continued his ascent

The two first met in the 2000s when Thought was first getting familiar with the contemporary soul scene

‘Father Figure’

LP - Black Vinyl housed in a poly-lined inner sleeve

RICARDO VILLALOBOS & MOHAMMAD REZA MORTAZAVI - Swamp (Ricardo Villalobos Version) JOSH GROBAN continued his ascentRicardo Villalobos runs wild on Mohammad Reza Mortazavis Persian tombak hand drum actions, expanding a 4 minute kernel of inspiration into 24 minutes of mesmerising polyrhythmic traction. From an original Swamp piece that practically recalls Ricardos style of slinky minimal techno sorcery to begin with, the Chilean German maverick derives a more driving tract of rough hewn rhythmic grit bound to hypnotise floors for the duration. Accentuating the