Long-established but not particularly prolific duo Tim Reuber and Markus Detmer, generally labelled as ‘neo-krautrock’ or ‘avant-rock’, have travelled somewhat for this Bogotá project. As the name unsubtly suggests, they went to the Colombian capital in 2014 and collaborated with a variety of local musicians who each added a variety of organic elements that fuses well with the krautrock sound. The resulting flavour is a strong fifty-fifty blend of Spanish South American expression with more measured and teutonic rhythm work.

The album bookends “Porro A” and “Porro B” have an upbeat, hints-of-motorik beat that is strongly reminscent of the first Silver Apples releases. Save for a few production touches, most of the rest of the album sounds like it could have been contemporary to that late 60’s, wig-out, shades-of-early-prog-rock-and-alt-jazz musical make-up. However some more effects-laden sections, for example the dub-like reverbs in “Chocolate” or the brighter more modern-sounding synths in “Improv 2”, give away that it’s newer.

“Drum Battle” is a notable highlight, rolling live drum patterns around in an effects-laden space with rather trippy results that results in one of the album’s darker but most satisfying moments. This contrasts nicely with the fairly light-footed jazz meandering of longest track “Blind Date”, or the very chilled out groove found on “Rico”.

It largely sounds a little like it’s fallen through a wormhole in time and that the last twenty years of musical history haven’t happened, but sometimes that’s not a bad thing, and if you’re openminded to hearing a genuinely fusion-driven and well-rounded collection of krautrock blended with South American flavours, this will go down a treat.