Maurice Louca, Elephantine

With Moonshine, Maurice Louca and his Elephantine Band commit a live, raw, collective sound to record. One of the most gifted and adventurous figures on Egypt's experimental scene, Louca has built an international reputation across solo albums and a restless run of genre-defying collaborations. Here the large ensemble becomes both a summation of his range and a bold next step as composer, arranger and bandleader, pulling together cosmic jazz, African and global musics, and transcendental modal traditions.

The music moves from pensive lulls into long stretches of hard-grooving, hypnotic intensity and flashes of avant-jazz abandon. All copies pressed on a red and black vinyl mix.