Ajukaja & Maria Minerva – All The Heart Breaks

This one is a decade old but just appeared on streaming services so it will be finding a new audience. There’s nothing new, however, about our admiration for Maria Minerva. Her collaborations with LA Vampires and the late, great Cherushii hold very special places in our music collection and heart. ‘All The Heart Breaks’ comes from a 4 track EP in collaboration with Ajukaja on the Porridge Bullet label. The track is a wonky electro groover which erupts from about 2.17 with some early 90s rave house synths – could almost be a Saint Etienne lost classic (Cola Boy’s ‘7 Ways To Love’ also springs to mind). For those after a physical, the vinyl is long since sold out on Bandcamp but appears to be reasonably priced on Discogs (indeed on her socials this week Maria herself mentioned needing to track down a copy for her own library!).