Fantastic funk from one of the hippest combos currently working on the planet – the mighty Misha Panfilov Sound Combo, a group who effortlessly blend 70s-style funk with some sweet spacey sounds! The "astral" in the title here is very well-placed – as there's a slightly cosmic vibe to the cuts – almost as if Stereolab had formed a funk combo, as there's all these cool moogy and thereminy bits all throughout the music – while the drums pound with funky intensity, the guitars riff with non-stop sharpness, and the whole thing grooves like the kind of funk we should have sent out on the Voyager probe! Titles include "Offbeat Comet", "Solar Blast", "Caveman", "Kopli Highway", "Oliver Robotron", "Space Jogging", "Lunar Sleepwalk", and "Planetarium". LP, Vinyl record album

An incredible record from one of the hippest funky talents around – an artist who can always match the rest of the deep funk scene for sharp-edged instrumentation – but also serve up so many other musical elements as well! Misha Panlov has a way of blending core funky rhythms with lots of sonic surprises – at a level that maybe hasn't been done this well since the sound library generation – especially in the work of artists like Sven Libaek or Alan Hawkshaw! Misha himself plays guitars, organ, synth, bass, and handles lots of effects – and the album also has some might cool vibes, flute, alto, and tenor as well! Yet it's probably the "effects" that make the whole thing come together – weird spacey touches at some points, creating almost an otherworldly funk feel – yet one that never loses its soulful core. Titles include "Magnetism", "Follow The Clouds", "Reflections", "Get Well", "Bufo Bufo", and "Flaming". LP, Vinyl record album

Fantastic live work from the mighty Misha Panfilov – an artist you might know from a flurry of funky 45s and full length albums – and one who sounds maybe even more amazing here in a concert performance with his combo! The music is soulful, but often has more of a jazz current than some of Misha's other work – a really beautiful sense of timing and flow, served up with a group that features tenor, trumpet, flute, and piano – next to Misha's guitar, alongside drums and bass, plus percussion from a number of different members of the group! There's no processing, no studio effects – just open, honest expression by the group – led by Panfilov, a musician who just seems to mature more and more with the passing of each year. Titles include "Meteor", "Flaming", "Moonscape Waltz", "Cosmic Bliss", "In A Dream", and "Caleidoscopio". LP, Vinyl record album