{"product_id":"jan-schulte-tropical-drums-of-deutschland-vinyl-2lp","title":"Jan Schulte: Tropical Drums Of Deutschland Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Schulte\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dekmantel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDekmantel\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=International%20Feel\u0026amp;filter=Category_fq:%22Vinyl%20Records%20%2F%20Music%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInternational Feel\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Golf+Channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGolf Channel\u003c\/a\u003e) selects thirteen ‘personal favorite’\u003c\/i\u003e independent and private press recordings invoking the sounds of the tropics, wholly imagined by German artists. Recorded during a time when white people in Europe heavily fetishized third world sounds (wait... when was that supposed to be exactly?), these tracks reflect Schulte’s “general fascination for music that describes places where the artists have never been. Songs about the jungle or rainforest made by people that know the rainforest only from television and books.” The sounds range from soothing rainsticks and bird sounds, plucked kalimba and zither strokes to full-on African tribal chant, sounding right at home on Music For Dreams, Copenhagen’s finest purveyors of ethno-folk and experimental electronic sounds. Looking at the cover (if we’re doling out extra points for high framability, this is how it’s done), you’d think this would be full of questionably sourced masters and lo-fi vinyl rips, but the sound and production value is immaculate… if you didn’t know any better, you’d think these were contemporary tracks. The highlights: \u003cstrong\u003eRalf Nowy\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Akili Mali,” \u003cstrong\u003eRüdiger Oppermann\u003c\/strong\u003e’s rare 7” track “Troubadix In Afrika,” \u003cstrong\u003eTonal Art of Percussion\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Wuhan Wuchang,” \u003cstrong\u003eOm Buschman\u003c\/strong\u003e's \"Prima Kalimba\" and \u003cstrong\u003eArgile\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Kleine Rosa Wolke.” Side D includes two exclusive edits by Schulte himself under his \u003cstrong\u003eWolf Müller\u003c\/strong\u003e guise; the “Hey Tata Gorem” edit is a real standout (the loop has been rattling around my brain since I first heard it) and the “At The Water-Hole” edit winds down the record on a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=b-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eB-more\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=gaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSing Sing\u003c\/a\u003e tip that strangely works. Double vinyl pressing housed in full-color pic sleeve with liner notes, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouble vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted insert w\/ extensive liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Music For Dreams 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by hannibal chew 03\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Jan Schulte","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":1552037117960,"sku":"lp-9360","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/tropicaldrumsofdeutschland-1.jpg?v=1759271743","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/jan-schulte-tropical-drums-of-deutschland-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}