OBSESSION - VARIOUS ARTISTS

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Track 1 - Intro Obsession '77 / Atomic Forest

Track 2 - De Repente / Quarteto Nova Era

Track 3 - Osman Pehlivan / Arif Sag

Track 4 - Astronauts A Mercurio / Sonora Casino

Track 5 - Walderez Waldereia / Flavio Kurt

Track 6 - Hor Gorme Garibi / Erkin Koray

Track 7 - Globo Do Morto / Novos Bahianos

Track 8 - Musica Mulata / Los Chikichaka

Track 9 - Murituri / Arnaud Rodriguez

Track 10 - Sueno Un Camino / Ovni

Track 11 - Esperanto / Suely E Os Kantikus

Track 12 - Everything Is Gonna Change / Jean Paul 'El Troglodita'

Track 13 - Gonese Don Cicegim / Ersen

Track 14 - Proyectos De Un Ladron Prisionero / La Barra De Chocolate

Track 15 - Obsession '77 / Atomic Forest

This collection brings together 15 pieces of rare and sometimes unusual psych funk / rock music. I know virtually nothing about the featured artists but there is certainly South American, Persian and Indian influences flowing throughout the record with fuzzy guitar and heavy percussion playing a prominant role. The biggest highlight for my mind is "Osman Pehlivan" which contains some great breakbeats and comes off sounding like hip hop style belly dancing music. Atomic Forest is the only group I had heard of previously and "Obsession '77" is a real stomper with an excellent drum solo mid song. Other tracks are a little slower to reveal their charms but there are many interested elements at play.