Witch: Lazy Bones!! Vinyl LP

Reissue of Witch’s legendary 1975 Zambian psych-rock album Lazy Bones!Back in the day, record collectors who were turned on to Nigeria’s vibrant 70s scene by Fela Kuti eventually set their sights on Zambia, hoping to unearth even more rare gems, discovering the small “Zam-Rock” scene in the process. Now Now-AgainRecords has finally managed to reissue this crucialalbum for the masses, officially licensed from Witch’s last surviving member, Emmanuel Jagari Chanda. Check out “Black Tears,” “Motehrless Child,” “Tooth Factory,” “Look Out,” “October Nights,” and the title track to get an idea of their lo-fi, fuzzed out sound. 10 tracks total, comes with detailed liner notes on the album and how it came to be reissued.

• music label: Now-Again Records 2013

reviewed by hi-res 10/2016