Los Amigos Invisibles - The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera (2LP) [Luaka Bop]

Format: 2x12" color vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

When Los Amigos Invisibles first unleashed “The New Sound,” it was the definitive party album. Time has passed, but the party rages on—and this party music, full of non-stop funk grooves, traveling through house, funk, acid jazz, and bossa nova, to name just a few musical paths, is a deep dive into the guts of rhythm. (We won’t even mention the old sound of the Venezuelan gozadera).

Party music hasn’t sounded this elegant since Chic. “Gozadera, more than a musical style, is a concept that allows us to use any music we like and mix it,” says guitarist José Luis Pardo. “Like boogaloo, salsa, bossa nova, funk, disco, house, techno, jungle, merengue, New Wave, cha-cha-cha, mambo and of course acid jazz.” And who better to achieve this than producer Andrés Levin (Aterciopelados, Chaka Khan, La Portuaria, La Secta, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay and many more), along with engineer Fernando Aponte (Masters at Work, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Deee-Lite, Towa Tei)?