Various Spike's Choice 2 (Desco/Fusion III) The sweetest, rawest funk stuff going, recorded at Desco's in-house NYC studio. They can also help you with your vacuum-cleaner needs. Call them. 9 (RB)

Puentes Brothers Morumba Cubana (Alma) Fine Cuban music from the brothers Puentes, at Upstairs on Sunday. 8.5 (LD)

J. Rawls "Check the Clock" 12" (GrooveAttack/Landspeed) Solitary Lone Catalyst member J. Rawls on some butter with Apani, Complex, Mass Influence. 8 (SC)

Dweezil Zappa Automatic (Favored Nations) This tasty guitar playing would've even made his old man proud. 7 (JC)

KZ Kombination Time lan change (TIR/Clovys) Creole flows and string-laden beats rule this 8-man crew from around the way. 7 (SC)

Brujeria Brujerizmo (Roadrunner/Song) Members of Napalm Death, Fear Factory, Cradle of Filth, Faith No More etc. What are you waiting for? 7 (JC)

A3 La Peste (Sony) Cheesy goth pap marries white trash country in shocker Vegas wedding! "Electronica" is the best man. Kill these people. 2 (LC)

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