Bolla / Afrikan Basement
Makussa (Vinyl 1 - Unreleased Extended Versions)

Listening notes

Sacred Rhythm Music released this vinyl in 2015 under catalog number SOIL.LP1 - ABCD, credited jointly to Bolla and Afrikan Basement. The release is subtitled "Vinyl 1 - Unreleased Extended Versions," positioning it explicitly as a collection of material not previously made available, and forming what the catalog designation suggests is the first in a potential series of volumes.

The record spans four tracks across two sides, with a combined runtime that leans toward the extended side of standard twelve-inch programming. Side A opens with "Wandolo (Freaky Dub - LP Version)" at six minutes and thirty-one seconds, followed by "Ninaitwa (Called By The Drum)" at four minutes and forty-one seconds. Side B carries "Afro (Vinyl 1 Aka Disco Afri CoCo)" at five minutes even, and closes with "Makussa (Dub Two Aka Reprised Two)," the longest track on the record at seven minutes and fifty-four seconds.

The track titles and their parenthetical descriptors are worth noting. Terms such as "Freaky Dub," "LP Version," "Aka," and "Reprised Two" suggest these are variant or reworked iterations of existing material, which aligns with the release's stated identity as a collection of unreleased extended versions. The title "Ninaitwa (Called By The Drum)" includes its own English translation, pointing toward Swahili-language titling elsewhere on the record. "Makussa" itself serves as both the EP title and a track title, lending the closing piece a degree of thematic weight as the namesake of the project.

The genres listed — Deep House, Electronic, and House — place the release within the African-influenced electronic music space that both artist names evoke, though the specifics of that influence are embedded in the titles rather than anything this draft can verify beyond the catalog data.