Macadam Mambo's final release of 2019 comes courtesy of Steve Pepe (real name Manuel Cascone), a sometime Hivern Discs contributor whose roots like in Rome's new wave and abstract electronica scenes. Debut album "2020"naturally draws on these influences while also doffing a cap towards 1970s German electronica (see the hypnotic opening track), African drum music, post-punk, dubbed-out soundscapes, lo-fi proto-techno, ambient, Balearica and all points in between. It's variously trippy, otherworldly, picturesque, slow burning, intoxicating and very, very good. As debut albums go, it's very special indeed, and well worth a chunk of your hard-earned cash.