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01. Max Graef - Entrance
02. Max Graef - Level Zero
03. Max Graef - No Hay Trabajo Para Mi
04. Max Graef - Albania FM (feat. Funkycan)
05. Max Graef - Intershop
06. Max Graef - Midi Break 1
07. Max Graef - Srrr
08. Max Graef - Midi Lisa
09. Max Graef - Funk
10. Max Graef - Master Quest
11. Max Graef - Y
12. Max Graef - Arcadia
13. Max Graef - Termina (feat. Gerry Franke)
14. Max Graef - Rush
15. Max Graef - Lozt (feat. Ludi)
16. Max Graef - Midi Break 2
17. Max Graef - Shrimp
18. Max Graef - All My Circuits
19. Max Graef - Burning 4 U (feat. Chrissley Benz)
20. Max Graef - Exit
ARTIST
TITLE
Lo Siento Mucho Pero No Hablo Tu Idioma
FORMAT
2LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
TARTALB 009LP TARTALB 009LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/16/2018

Four years after his breakthrough, Max Graef returns to Tartelet Records with his second solo album. A dungeon-dub symphony in four parts, Lo Siento Mucho Pero No Hablo Tu Idioma is an album's album. Brimming with new and old guests, interludes and bonus skits, it's a consummate sketchbook of Graef's most unique music to date. "Every bit of music or work represents the mood and skills of a certain period," he says. Where Graef's critically acclaimed debut LP Rivers of the Red Planet (TARTALB 003LP, 2014) began an adventure away from the dance floor, this record wormholes into totally lateral territory. Not interested in repeating old tricks, No Hablo... sees Graef on a playful joyride through a whole new crate of influences. Echoes of Japanese video game music bubble through the Zelda-channeling "Master Quest" and dreamy bonus level "Midi Break 1." "Midi Lisa" and "Intershop" roll out mutant digi-reggae, while "Rush" and "Level Zero" dig deeper into bass and juke. The album also premieres music with Chrissley Benz, a Kazakhstani singer. As Graef explains: "No Hablo is intuitive with, less editing, raw arrangements, and filled with experiments. I worked on it in a very unmusical way." But the record isn't a universe apart from his previous output; throwbacks to the tape-deck world of g-funk and 80's boogie are still present, as well as a few psychedelic jazz cuts. The record also sees the return of Graef's fathe, guitarist, Gerry Franke, plus long-time collaborators Funkycan and Ludwig. A record of 20 tracks, it covers many bases, and somehow it all makes perfect sense and reaffirms Graef's natural-born ear for killer hooks and unique melodies. The album's title, Lo Siento Mucho Pero No Hablo Tu Idioma, is an elegant and simultaneously ironic way of apologizing for not speaking one's language in Spanish. It's a fitting metaphor that speaks to Max's ability to skip effortlessly between musical dialects with style and grace. This album proves it more than ever. Lo Siento Mucho Pero No Hablo Tu Idioma comes with 20 short films and a radio station playing No Hablo... hits non-stop. Tune in to www.no-hablo.com and let the weirdness unfold. Max Graef follows Glenn Astro, Space Ghost and others in Tartelet's 10th year in business, celebrating the label's commitment to work across genres.