LATIN FEVER VOL.2 EP

1. Luchito - "So Long" (2:55)
2. Luchito - "My Baby Likes To Boogaloo" (3:05)
3. Nestor Alvarez - "Arroz Con Frijoles" (2:55)
   
4. Nestor Alvarez - "El Relojero" (2:52)

Following up their first edition of the comp, Original Gravity Records here offer up the second installment of the Latin Fever series, charting the talents of many underappreciated Cuban artists - or at least, so it seems. In reality, the artists 'Luchito' and 'Nestor Alvarez' don't exist; they're deft fabrications of personality, envisaged by OG label boss Neil Anderson, who aims for a pitch-perfect emulation of Cuban salsa music and fusion. In gathering every instrument, musician and lo-fi aspect of production, it's a feat he impressively achieves: Luchito's two tracks are both move-on-up Latin heaters (listen closely, and you'll realise they're perfectly on-grid for club play). The Alvarez tunes are no less energetic, although the B-side closer 'El Relojero' is a particularly cool slower jam, with blue noted Hammond organs and trumpets nailing a rumbling rumba.