Grupo Irakere - Grupo Irakere (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP and with drummer and percussionist

and with drummer and percussionist Matt Chamberlain

while their post 2004 reunion has seen them alchemize more sophisticated dark arts - a return which has them add another three UK Top 10 albums to the three they achieved on their first run

02 You Don’t Know What Love Is

human relationships and power dynamics with unflinching fervour

Rankin and O'Hanley's songs were recorded at Chad VanGaalen's Yoko Eno studio and mixed by Graham Walsh (Holy Fuck) and John Agnello (Sonic Youth

Grupo Irakere - Grupo Irakere (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP and with drummer and percussionistGrupo Irakere's self titled album includes the much loved, dancefloor heavy hitter 'Chequer Son, a Latin jazz funk masterpiece with Cubanized bebop flavoured horn lines, lush keys, and 70s hip swagger. Though 'Chequer Son is the keystone of the record, the album is laced with brilliance at every turn, from the Carlos Santana esque channelling Iya with its percussive Latin power, to the sultry, slick and passionate '38 1 2. Elsewhere, the absorbing,