León Brothers

Some say the León Brothers are mystical musical entities that came from outer space and landed in the jungles of coastal Colombia 100 years ago, and with the aid of their magic keyboard time machine, have traveled forward in time to warn us of the destructive nature of man and his will to destroy and burn like the tiger and the candle. Other people have a theory that these are human/lion hybrids that escaped from the Island of Dr. Moreau, floating to New York on their inflatable tambor alegre raft. There are reports of lion-headed figures roaming the four boroughs of Gotham at night playing strange dubbed out mash-ups of ancient future Colombian electronica, making the locals dance in the dark to savage feline cumbia and fandango de lengua rhythms before slipping back into the hazy dawn. Whatever the case, suffice it to say this one-off 45 from Peace & Rhythm unleashes a whole new chapter in underground Colombian folktronica. If you like Combo Chimbita, Meridian Brothers or MAKU Soundsystem, you will like León Brothers.

Cover art by Margot Glass.