Various - Tropical Drums of Deutschland (compiled by Jan Schulte)Copenhagens Music For Dreams comes with yet another strong release a double album of personal favourites compiled by Jan Schulte. According to all maps and witness accounts, Germany does not officially have any tropical forests. This is of no concern to Schulte however, who has unearthed many stunning examples of tropical drum music recorded there.Perhaps the number of botanical gardens and palm houses in Germany confused musicians into mistaking the

The guitar sounds moreåÊcolossal and ethereal at the same time

"Stopover Bombay" refers to a five week stay in India and Sri Lanka on which Coltrane was due to go in December 1970

and drummer Richie Dharma have all since passed)

'Making Dens'

and has performed at Cochella and Lollapalooza in 2005 with special mentions from the NY Times and Washington Post

'Komakino'

A far cry from the larval keenings of ‰Û÷Luminous Dolphin‰۪ and ‰Û÷Cut You Loose‰۪ ‰ÛÓ but in that

Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows

plus their B-Sides

Both LP formats include a copy of the album on CD

This set features a treasure trove of mid-century minor-key masterpieces from all over the USA (and one from France

Other standout tracks include the bittersweet album opener ‰Û÷Plastic Flowers‰۪