Vecchio - Afro-Rock

Part of Music De Wolfe Reissue Campaign, 2023 first 3me reissue, 140g vinyl.
Vecchio's Afro-Rock is one big horn-heavy, bass-blas3ng, La3n groove funk-rock party. Only
now, you're all invited because this, ladies and gentleman, is officially...a grail no more. With
copies currently star3ng at 400 Euros for an original, this beau3fully presented reissue, part
of Be With's fresh campaign with Music De Wolfe, is well overdue. A magnificent and
somewhat obscure library set that's just a total, cohesive joy from start to finish, this here is
the soundtrack to all your smokin' summer BBQs and communal cookouts.
Afro-Rock is the debut album by Argen3ne keyboardist Luis Vecchio. Recorded for the sound
library label De Wolfe, the album is frequently men3oned in hushed reverence among the
beat digger DJ collec3ng crowd. It features fiery brass charts, funky bass lines, fluOering
flute, choppy organ and addi3onal hand tribal percussion. The band let loose too and jam
hard; yet there's a certain thread of solidity that runs throughout, the tracks just belong
together, not disparate sound and rhythm experiments like some library records; this is just
straight up, no messin', consistent funk-rock FIRE! Hips will sway, heads will nod to the
steady vibes. It's insanely good.
The humid, building funk of the appropriately 3tled "Megaton" is a drama3c explosion of
swirling, dazzling organ lines, ferocious beats and heavy horns throughout. It just don't stop.

The tempo slows slightly for the deep and deeply addic3ve "Renegade". It's all heavy jazz
horn refrains, always triumphant, coupled with devasta3ng percussive breakdowns and killer
guitar riffing. It's an insistent organ-led juggernaut. The frene3c "Facade", up next, is no less
driving, horns high up in the mix over raOling percussion and brilliant organs lines. Just
sensa3onal. The bright "Chaba3" is another glorious extension of the op3mis3c Vecchio
sound, the organs wilder than ever before. The moody "Green Hell" is a real highlight and
closes out the A-Side with some outrageously funky refrains - be it horns, organ or guitars -
and is complimented by gorgeous flute work that galvanises the piece, eleva3ng it to
downright heavenly status.
Knowing full well that he's on to a surefire thing, Vecchio opens the flipside in much the
same vein. Indeed, "Boss" is yet another uptempo highlight, a sensual orgy of proud horns,
hand percussion and melodic flute playing over driving organ and guitars. It's followed by
"Nsambei", which is rightly adored for its briefly open drum break, fantas3cally propulsive
percussion breakdowns throughout and the jazzy, loose organ and guitar shreds. The bright
"Waboco" ups the tempo and the pressure, hanging on one hell of a guitar hook and
infec3ous horn refrain. Perhaps foreseeing how this album would come to be viewed, the
aptly-3tled "Cult" is possibly the finest song on the record. Which is saying something,
because this record is insanely good. Riding a steady, confident organ groove straight out the
gate, the kinda melancholic flute line over the top serves as a beau3ful counterpoint which
the horns oyen come in and imitate/riff off. Goddamn this is so so good, it needs to be
played everywhere. The overwhelmingly mighty 7-minute jam "Ngoma-ku" rounds out this
quite staggering record brilliantly in its heavy, mid-tempo blues with countless extended
solos.
The audio for Afro Rock has been me3culously remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis,
ensuring this release sounds beOer than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure
nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible
standard at Record Industry in Holland. The original, iconic sleeve has been restored here at
Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue.
Tracklist:
SIDE ONE Megaton 5:01 Renegade 5:05 Facade 3:18 Chaba3 3:11 Green Hell 6:41 SIDE TWO
Boss 3:55 Nsambei 4:00 Waboco 3:29 Cult 4:37 Ngoma-ku 7:04

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