From 〈A STATE OF FLO〉 — still fresh in our memory for "Green City," the Afro ensemble piece paying respect to the legend FELA KUTI — comes an extended-version EP drawn from "Living Through Collapse," the album by Costa Rica-based singer-songwriter DOE PAORO! "Teach Us Of Endings (Auntie Flo Extended Version)" (sample1) is a Balearic boogie arrangement built on laid-back percussion rolls, with DOE PAORO's crystalline vocals and classical guitar emerging from the midsection, and its fattened funk bass is downright dangerous. The flip, "Maya (Auntie Flo Extended Version)" (sample2), is an exotic remix that hooks you instantly with a bass intro not found in the original while amplifying its Middle Eastern essence. (Original Japanese text by Akie)