Lulacruza

One minute Lulacruza offer a sultry downtempo single, the next they give you four minutes of ambient noise that sounds as if a door just opened into an alternate universe. Then they chant and play with rain sticks. Yes, it's an entirely unexpected album. But aren't those the best kind? No template is followed, and the group never shies from the wilderness of improvisation; they navigate it ably with the help of electronic manipulation. The result is weirdly and continually captivating.