Mdou Moctar – Ilana: The Creator LP ('26 RE) electronic So it went with the

So it went with the Brides

we knew the final product was becoming something special

The original release of the Madlib and J Dilla collab

back in print for the first time in half a century

And with tracks ranging from Clarence Carter’s “Slip Away” to the ‘60s pop confection “Windmills of Your Mind

Mdou Moctar – Ilana: The Creator LP ('26 RE) electronic So it went with theA long time coming, Ilana is Mdous first true studio album with a live band. Recorded in Detroit at the tail end of a US tour by engineer Chris Koltay (the two met after bonding over ZZ Tops Tres Hombres), the band lived in the studio for a week, playing into the early hours. Mdou was accompanied by an all star band: Ahmoudou Madassanes (Les Filles de Illighadad) lighting fast rhythm guitar, Aboubacar Mazawadjes machine gun drums, and Michael Coltuns