This came out in 2001 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Honestly, I’m not sure what Rescate 137 is supposed to mean — my Spanish-English dictionary says rescate translates either to rescue or ransom — but Chilean avant-garde electronica composer and Super-Collider member Christian Vogel uses it as the name of a tropical island on the jacket of his latest solo CD. And that’s as good a metaphor as any for his exotic soundscapes.
With an emphasis on mutant funk and scratchadelic techno, these 10 jams layer bent beatboxes, wobbly synthesizers and the occasional oddball vocal — here a raspy alien-throat whisper, there a sampled African vocalist — to create national anthems for his own little kingdom. The whole affair ends up giving off a slight Radiohead-gone-roller-disco feel — imagine Everything In Its Right Place revamped into a James Brown jam played by The Residents and you’re in Vogel’s neck of the woods. It’s definitely off the beaten track, but it’s really a nice spot for a vacation. Wish you were here.
https://youtu.be/FayYEcpCfl0
