llustration by Maha Kourdy

The Dwarfs Of East Agouza have been blowing our minds since their debut Bes dropped in 2016. So it’s incredibly exciting to see the Cairo-based trio of Sam Shalabi (Land of Kush, Shalabi Effect), Maurice Louca (Alif, Bikya), and Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls, The Invisible Hands, Alvarius B.) join the always excellent Constellation Records for their upcoming new album Sasquatch Landslide, landing this October. The album was recorded by Emanuele Baratto and mixed by Jace Lasek, and it features seven fervent tracks, brimming with the trio’s “signature trance-inducing explorative energies”. As the press release describes, the new album sees them “expand on their telekinetic fusion of North African rhythm, heat-haze improvisation, shaabi rawness, free jazz, and psychedelic groove”.

October is a while away but The Dwarfs Of East Agouza have shared the lead single, ‘Neptune Anteater’, giving us a thrilling taste of what’s to come, with all three players pushing and pulling at the edges of rhythm and melody. Take a listen below.