Edmundo Arias – Guepa Je! 2LP jazz With its twirling surrealist melodies

With its twirling surrealist melodies

arpeggiated guitars layer over a deliberate drummer with no real place to be

I’m especially grateful to the collaborators for adding their touches and making it a less solipsistic affair than it would have been otherwise

called Crawlspace that went on for more decades than I survived

Not anymore

Edmundo Arias – Guepa Je! 2LP jazz With its twirling surrealist melodiesThis album takes you back to Colombia of the 50s and 60s. In those days, the tropical music of the Caribbean and Pacific coasts took over the country's mainland music scene by storm. One of the key figures during this period was Edmundo Arias. Together with Lucho Bermdez and Pacho Galn, Arias is seen as one of the big three composers of Colombian tropical music. He was a rather introverted person who avoided being in the spotlight at all cost, leading