This will hook you from the first track – it’s got one of those uncategorizable drunken, rusty, tick-tock shuffles, that sounds like it’s being played by a bunch of skeletons in an underwater pirate hangout. A great set of low-budget, super-groovin’ vintage cumbias with just enough cruddy wah-wah and phaser to justify the title. A side note: many people do not know what the word “psychedelic” is supposed to mean. I had someone ask me for the “psychedelic” section the other day and when I asked what he meant, he said “you know, Beatles, Ramones…” Not everything that sounds interesting or unusual is thereby “psychedelic”. It should at least refer to truly whacked-out, freaky music, that makes you feel like you’re on a psychedelic drug, and that sounds pretty disturbing to someone who’s not insane or experienced. This cumbia compilation is not actually psychedelic…but it is really great and very unusual! - Daniel Tures