{"product_id":"yolek-lp","title":"Yolek [LP]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKarl Hector \u0026amp; the Malcouns - Yolek [LP]\u003c\/h2\u003e\nKhruangbin? Nope, but if you like them, you’ll dig this. Kraut-Funk – that’s our preferred term. The\nKarl Hector adventure continues with their fourth studio album. Yolek digs deeper into the Krautrock\nhistory embedded deep in the soil of their native Munch – three of the most influential bands of the\n1970s experimental German rock scene sprung from there: Amon Düül, Popol Vuh and Embryo.\nDrawing from those bands’ homebound and worldly influences, JJ Whitefield and Zdenko Curulija\nconceived and produced this kosmiche-werk. It’s been nearly twenty years since Karl Hector and the\nMalcouns’ Sahara Swing saw release on Now-Again in 2008. The album swung with influences from\nacross the African diaspora and set the stage for a cult, but influential following. Unstraight Ahead,\ntheir sophomore release from 2014, found the band exploring territories even outside of the\nexpansive scope of Sahara Swing: West African sounds of Ghana and Mali met the East African\nsounds of Mulatu Astatke’s Ethiopian jazz, tied together with the groove heavy experimentalism of\nThe Malcouns’ 70s Krautrock godfathers: Can, of course, but also more obscure and equally\nadventurous groups like Agitation Free, Ibliss and Tomorrow’s Gift. “We look to Middle Eastern funk\nand psychedelic fusions, and to various ethnic(more...)\nA1. Go Caravan!\nA2. Space Race\nA3. Mellow Skyfall\nA4. Blurry Time\nA5. Yolek\nA6. The Unseen Road\nA7. Zen\/\/\/topia\nB1. Love Is The Key\nB2. Aiaiai\nB3. Noon At The Oasis\nB4. Exot\nB5. Crimson Dune\nB6. Sahara Sepp","brand":"Karl Hector \u0026 the Malcouns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48774287196377,"sku":"659457529215","price":43.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/0468\/3425\/files\/Karl-Hector-_-the-Malcouns-Yolek-_LP-691082321.jpg?v=1780377916","url":"https:\/\/drownedworldrecords.com\/en-ca\/products\/yolek-lp","provider":"Drowned World Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}