“Spectra 01” could also come both from the past and the future, certainly from somewhere far away.

Acclaimed improvising collective Alameda was started by multi-instrumentalist Kuba Ziołek a decade ago, inspired by local folk, experimental rock and metal, later joined by avant-garde, kraut- and space-rock, electronic music, ambient, honestly almost everything that sounds.

This kaleidoscopic approach is magnified by the fact that the band’s line-up (and its names) keeps changing, with Ziołek holding the steering wheel.

On Alameda’s latest album “Spectra 01” he’s got four companions, and they’re focused on drums, bass and electronic – no guitars – because now the inspirations came from Africa and Latin America, though they also mention “industrial music, post-punk, gqom, dub and vaporwave” as influences.

It seems complicated and it is food for thought for sure. But at the same time Alameda’s festive rhythms and vivid loops offer simple fun. “Spectra 01” could also come both from the past and the future, certainly from somewhere far away.

Stream “Spectra 01” LP on Bandcamp.