AYALEW MESFIN - Mot Aykerim (You Can't Cheat Death) LP Guitar as he himself puts it

as he himself puts it as ironically as conceitedly

the fact that this is classical music by--and for--people who grew up on indie rock in no way diminishes it

various Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein members doing late night jamming

Pure as can be

it owes as much to the busted waltzes of Lambchop and the homespun lo-fi folk of Little Wings (whose Kyle Field appears on the album via a spoken intermission) as it does to the songwriters and performers who provide its source material

AYALEW MESFIN - Mot Aykerim (You Can't Cheat Death) LP Guitar as he himself puts itOne of the titans of Ethiopian pop funk soul, Ayalew Mesfins music was largely captured on 7 singles and reel to reel tapes. Mot Aykerim (You Can't Cheat Death) is another in Now Agains series of albums compiling his work for modern audiences, coming with a sixteen page book detailing Mesfins role in Ethopian music.