MARTIN FRANKLIN and RICHARD CLARE - Invocation LP surf Basra was one of only

Basra was one of only two albums drummer Pete La Roca recorded as a bandleader with Blue Note

On stage anything could happen—no rules of course

but without a doubt the most hotly sought after album he ever made was Extra Soul Perception

It’s an audio archive of intimate song construction and discovery

sensual details captured by contact mics

MARTIN FRANKLIN and RICHARD CLARE - Invocation LP surf Basra was one of onlyLimited edition of 300 copies. A trip to ambient paradise on exotic percussion, spacey keyboards, dreamy flutes, following a roadmap guided only by the vibes. Originally recorded in the late 80s, with contributions from Mykl ODempsey, Ramesh Singh and Phil Escott these songs were the first approaches of Martin Franklin and Richard Clare before embarking on the TUU project. The TUU trio went on to define a strand of global ambient sound throughout the