{"product_id":"witch-sogolo-lp","title":"WITCH - SOGOLO LP","description":"\u003csection class=\"content_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"moment_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cell two_thirds\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZamrock legends WITCH return with their new single\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueenless King\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ealongside the announcement of their UK\/EU\/North American tour dates and new album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOGOLO,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eout June 13th 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing their remarkable global rediscovery and subsequent critical acclaim around 2023’s reunion album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZango\u003c\/em\u003e, WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) return with an even more ambitious creative statement,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOGOLO.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts name derived from the word in Zambian dialect for “future,” the album is a sonic victory lap for a band who once seemed lost to history.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOGOLO\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etakes strains of the garage-infused psych, funk, and Zamrock that the band quite literally helped invent back in their 70s heyday and reflects the experimental spirit of the moment, driven as always by the magnetic energy of frontman Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA standout track, the single\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueenless King\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis funky and urgent, driven by the magnetic energy of Jagari. The song explores the perils of marrying badly. The demo was brought to the band by the singer, with the verse bass-line written by producer Jacco Gardner. Synth overdubs were added by other original member Patrick Mwondela.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe single and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOGOLO\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewere recorded in Berlin, during a 10-day break in the band’s 2024 whirlwind tour schedule. Helmed in the studio again by Gardner, the songs on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOGOLO\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebrim with urgency, excitement, and discovery. Sogolo -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efuture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- echoes a longstanding ethic of the band, going back to their 1980 disco album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoving On\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cell two_thirds\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cell two_thirds\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2765669623\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/license_id=4544\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/w-i-t-c-h.bandcamp.com\/album\/sogolo\"\u003eSOGOLO by WITCH\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Universal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44138965893302,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/9119\/8390\/files\/a0171773326_10.jpg?v=1753154943","url":"https:\/\/repressedrecords.com\/products\/witch-sogolo-lp","provider":"Repressed Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}