Paolo Batà Bianconcini - AsapaniThe word Asapani is part of the artistic vocabulary of Paolo "Bat" Bianconcini, percussionist of the La Scimmia Records collective, founding member of the Circolo Psiconautico and part of the Neapolitan bands Parbleu, Funkin' Machine and Nu Genea. This ancient sounding term is a creation of the artist, who defines it as a word of nature, but also the (italian) acronym of Listen to the Silence, Listen to the Peace, Listen to the Inner Nothingness. More

” 11 years later and that flowing faucet of incoming music is still the driving force behind the label

showcasing a broad range of both experimental and folk influences

Musci developed a deep fascination for non-western music and set out to travel across India

Jamie Delgado

Van’t Hof emphasized the importance of groove over complex solos

now available

On the flip are Idris Muhammad's two other bangers from that period

Plays fine and still kicks ass

If that isn't enough for you already Luca Lozano steps in for remix duties

Given that finding original copies is near impossible these days

Released in 1959 as part of the Quartet’s Time Out LP

and the slow-motion ambient house of ‘First Kalimba’