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Cat: OGR 820. Rel: 21 Feb 22
Funk/Rare Groove

Side 1 - Track 1. Luchito - So LongSide 1 - Track 2. Luchito - My Baby Likes To BoogalooSide 2 - Track 1. Nestor Alvarez - Arroz Con FrijolesSide 2 - Track 2. Nestor Alvarez - El Relojero

Following up their first edition of the comp, Original Gravity Records here offer up the second instalment of the Latin Fever series, charting the talents of many underappreciated Cuban artists - or at least, so it seems. In reality, the artists 'Luchito' and 'Nestor Alvarez' don't exist; they're deft fabrications of personality, envisaged by OG label boss Neil Anderson, who aims for a pitch-perfect emulation of Cuban salsa music and fusion. In gathering every instrument, musician and lo-fi aspect of production, it's a feat he impressively achieves: Luchito's two tracks are both move-on-up Latin heaters (listen closely, and you'll realise they're perfectly on-grid for club play). The Alvarez tunes are no less energetic, although the B-side closer 'El Relojero' is a particularly cool slower jam, with blue noted Hammond organs and trumpets nailing a rumbling rumba.