Various Artists - Elsewhere CC (Les Disques Bongo Joe) [Tropical Music]

The Slow Music Movement
Jul 4, 2024
2 min read

The cover for the compilation, Various Artists - Elsewhere CC on Bongo Joe Records. It shows a painted abstract portrait with an oval face, divided vertically in two halves - green and gold, surrounded by multicolored, concentric stripes on a blue background. Vibrant and surreal mood.

A Few Brief Thoughts

Don't sleep on the impeccably curated Elsewhere CC compilation of tropical music by DJ soFa for Les Disques Bongo Joe. Spanning decades & continents, the cuts have been fiendishly unearthed & consummately sequenced, the grooves are eclectic, the tempos varied, the fusions fanciful, the hooks kooky, acid test results high, the vibe set to smile & the call to shake it unignorable. Your summer party soundtrack is here.

What The Release Notes Say

Les Disques Bongo Joe are proud to be home of the new volume of DJ soFa's well known curation work Elsewhere series with Elsewhere CC ! This ninth exploration of our beloved Bruxelles based cratedigger and producer (Mameen 3, Nyati Mayi & The astral Synth Transmitters, ...) is an ode to summer and groove !

The ninth edition in the Elsewhere series is a real digger’s paradise of tropical gems, from Trinidad to Brazil, Poland, Dominica, and beyond. The compilation is an eclectic mix of outernational, tropical-wave, Calypso, multi-rhythmic percussive beats, lo-fi disco jams, and other such styles that lie somewhere in that magical in-between zone. Compiled by Brussels-based DJ, tastemaker and producer soFa, Elsewhere Vol.9 CC is a perfect collection of Balearic, good-vibe, sunshine rarities, to soundtrack a cocktail session on a reclusive, tropical beach, featuring rare tunes and some of the artist’s own unique productions and collaborations. It’s a succinct ensemble of tracks from the 70s to the modern day, featuring hard-to-find and rare works, including the holy grail of Calypso records, Jeannette Azzouz’s ‘So Close to Me’.

Modern day selector, 7” detective, international cratedigger, and self-styled musical activist DJ soFa, aka. soFa Elsewhere, is renowned for his borderless approach to curation. Adapting his unconventional and radical approach to DJing to his acclaimed compilation series, soFa’s goal has always been to expand horizons, highlight scenes, and tell stories. And herein lies the beauty behind the latest edition in the Elsewhere series. Behind every great record, is an even bigger story, and Elsewhere CC, has plenty of them...