Label: Holidays Records

Les Disques Bongo Joeの10周年を記念したイタリアHolidays Recordsによる面白企画物件!!Eblis Alvarezのソロプロジェクトとして1998年にコロンビアの首都ボゴタで設立、電子音楽と前衛音楽を伝統的なコロンビア音楽、特にクンビア、バジェナート、サルサとミックスした奇怪なポップスタイルで知られるバンドMeridian brothers。2009年から2012年にかけて地元レーベルLa DistritofonicaからCDのみでリリース、当時メディアに取り上げられる事は無かったバンドの重要な進化を捉えた[VI]、[VII]がLP復刻。独自開発のサンプリングアルゴリズムを用いた実験精神溢れる一枚で、予測不能なループ及びグルーヴを次々と大放射。透明ライムカラー・ヴァイナル仕様。









Holidays Records is more than excited to join the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Les Disques Bongo Joe with the first ever vinyl edition of Meridian Brothers’ early projects: Meridian Brothers VI and Meridian Brothers VII!
Before Guaracha UFO propelled Meridian Brothers onto the international stage, Eblis Álvarez was already shaping his singular sonic universe in the shadows. Released only on CD in between 2009 and 2012 via local label La Distritofónica, Meridian Brothers VI and VII never had wide distribution or media exposure. Yet, these albums represent a crucial phase in the band’s evolution, capturing the energy of Bogotá’s experimental cumbia scene at the time.

On VI, Álvarez crafts a hallucinatory patchwork of cumbia and vallenato, using his guitar as the guiding thread before layering other instruments on top. VII pushes experimentation even further with a custom-built sampling algorithm, generating unpredictable loops and grooves. These two albums laid the foundation for the radical fusion and irreverent spirit that would later define Meridian Brothers.

Now reissued on vinyl for the first time, these historic recordings offer a raw and fascinating glimpse into the origins of one of Latin America’s most forward-thinking musical projects.