Tierra De Nahuales – Animalia 19

Mexican artist Andy Martin arrives on Animalia with a release that feels like meeting of minds as his music and the label’s world-building philosophy are perfectly aligned. Drawing on the Nahual, the ancient Indigenous figure embodying the spiritual connection between humans and animals, Tierra de Nahuales is as conceptually rich as it is sonically compelling. Psychedelic broken rhythms, tribal percussion and dub influences coil together into something shape-shifting and deeply personal. It’s music that carries genuine cultural weight without ever becoming a museum piece. Andy Martin has always operated in his own dimension and Animalia is a perfect home for it.