Even a Metal Heart Beats takes a step away from the soul and jazz of Dusty Gems into a digital world of synthesizers, loops and drum machines, sounds and emotions chemically engineered.

Even A Metal Heart Beats

North to South, East to West: a blend of traditional Cameroonian with Nigerian disco, Ethiopian deep house and recently unearthed psychedelic Somalian dub (quite literally unearthed - thousands of cassettes were buried underground during the 80s to avoid them being destroyed by President Barre's bombing campaign).

The trip stops by Mali, Benin, Botswana, South Africa, Gambia, Senegal and Capo Verde and owes a great deal to the tireless work of Analog Africa, Mr Bongo, Fortuna Records, Awesome Tapes from Africa, SoundWay Records and Ostinato, who dedicate themselves to travelling the world and bringing to light so many unknown masterpieces.

Pan-Africa

A melange of French music picked up over the course of a year in the South.

From Samba to straight-up Funk, Gypsy-Jazz to Chansons d'Amour, it's all in there.

Scroopy Noopers // Bye Bye Les Galères

One half of Maiden Voyage
One quarter of Palafico Honey
https://www.mixcloud.com/tom-nevile/

Rich Tea