The ONE and ONLY

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Bobby Konders Feat. Mutabaruka: the poem

Kuduro

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Kuduro is new music flavor coming out of Angola. I first heard this stuff in Lisbon [Portugal] which has a big Angolan community preserving their identity via "hardass" sonics, this stuff is now getting attention partly due to similarity to Baile Funk from Brazil which owes more to Miami booty bass. Kuduro is more exotic. The first original electronic music from Africa. Respekt!
Frederic Galliano has compiled the best on this Rough Trade release.

Kuduro Sound System feat. Gata Agressiva: Kuduro pra qui e pra la
Buraka Som Sistema: yah!

Crowdpleasing: cowbells, bongos, and all

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This Headman tune I'm sure it was meant to be a joke, and it's unabashedly silly and dumb but the more I hear it the better it gets. Underworld put this out as part of an online release only, and it's done in their classic understated gradual build style.

Headman: everybody(vocals Ben Rymer & Erol Alkan)
Underworld: Jal To Tokyo (Paul Woolford Vocal)

Elevation

One of the most inspiring and uplifting songs ever committed to tape. Miriam Makeba first recorded this treat in 1967 and thus opened the gates of African music to the rest of world. Bless!

Miriam Makeba: pata pata

That Scene

Children Of Men
We all remember that scene in which Michael Caine's character gives exile to his buddy played by Clive Owen. The tune he busts out after smoking the strawberry gum herb is Aphex Twin, and I can't help but notice a certain physical likeness. Could it be it was meant to be an aged Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin: Omgyjya Switch7

Go CYBER or Go Home

I hear whispers of the future and I like it. Loud, Crunchy and Rebellious!!!
I can also see DJ Tanith grinning and saying: I told you so...

Les Petits Pilous: jolie fille
Para One: sages femmes

And not to be left out, amazing WU banger collaboration with Funkstörung which was done 8 yrs. ago. enjoy:
Funkstörung: Wu-Tang Clan reunited

Out the door

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Closing the week the remix masters receive a treatment. And This chugga chugga spicy Amii Stweart revamp done by In Flagranti has potential to start a fire. We Smoke Fags could be as they proclaim "the future sound of london"

Simian Mobile Disco: Piggy In The Middle [Punks Jump Up Mix]
In Flagranti: intergalactic bubblegum
We Smoke Fags: eastenders

Elements

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Greens Keepers: 15 minutes [The Rapture remix]
The Clash vs ODB: ODB's Casbah Bounce (DJs Are Not Rockstars Remix)

'Nuff Said

The Rapture
The original..The SMD re-rub...Goodies both!!!

The Rapture: Whoo! Alright - Yeah...Uh Huh (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
The Rapture: Whoo! Alright-Yeah...Uh Huh [original]

Lost & Found

Haven't been able to gather any info on this band, but they're one of those quality items that sometimes get shut out of history's time line. Released in Europe sometime 1980-1981.

Way Of The West: don't say that's just for white boys
Way Of The West: see you shake

Sunny

Findlay Brown

English psychedelic folkster who also abandons guitar on occasion to drop the needle on the ones and twos for more eclectic/electric sounds. Rumoured to have taken part in Gypsy bare-knuckle boxing contests in his small village outside of York [England].
A bit of tender hooligan, making evocative music.

Findlay Brown: but you love me
Findlay Brown: don't you know i love you

HOTNESS

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Timbaland...featuring The Hives. Yep "Mr.Timbs" has collaborated with a bunch of different people for his forthcoming album [Timbaland Presents: Shock Value] and this one is just pure Hotness!!!
Timbaland feat. The Hives: throw it on me
Simian Mobile Disco: hustler

20th Century

[1988-hotmix5-110]

I was doing a bit of clean up and came across this and made my day. Ralphi Rosario one of the ambassadors of House. Though he is better known for more popular releases this one doesn't dissapoint.
enjoy.
Ralphi Rosario: in the night[house night]
La Tour: people are still having sex

New Frontiers

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Graffiti Research Labs not only go big, they go L.A.S.E.R....respect!
check it here: GRL
This Netherlands crew explains HOW

Movimento

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"a record has but one groove..."
QueenThe RakesAdam AntGogol BordelloSebastiAn

Queen: radio ga-ga
The Rakes: we danced together [SebastiAn mix]
Adam & The Ants: digital tenderness
Gogol Bordello: start wearing purple

I Was In A Hotdog With No Mustard

Here we go for another night of madness and mayhem:

Crafted and Assembled by: HOMEBOY!!!

TV spot Brazilian Carnaval

seen on [TV Globo] Brazilian TV channel during this week of carnaval

I had promised myself that I wouldn't infest this page with videos but this one is a case apart.
First because it's a fine specimen of the female form only Brazilian genes can produce and second is that the actual modeling animation is done using a really cool technique. It was done using mirrors and mapping for the effects were applied to those reflections, so image does not get treated or multiplied via a computer maintaining the full organic movement.

As explained by the creators:
Alexandre Pit Ribeiro,Hans Donner & Roberto Stein

Trunk of Funk

Liked it then...Love it still...


Utah Saints: something good
Jazzanova: Boom Clicky Boom Klack [Mr. Scruff vocal mix]
DV8: all that jazz

Git Your Rocks Off

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Fashion designers, musicians? not your typical rock band
These New Puritans
These New Puritans: chamber
And then we have sardonic brilliance from Twisted Charm
Twisted Charm: London scene?

Bang da Drum

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B boys delight...

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: bone thug boyz
Plastic Little feat. Ghostface Killah: crambodia
7L & Esoteric feat. Kool Keith: daisycutta
X Clan: a day of outrage, operation snatchback

Allez France

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There is some real beauty coming from France these days, it's like Daft Punk's bastard children are running the show. For those who cannot live without EDBANGER well, they have a new Vol.2 compilation out.
Vicarious Bliss: limousine

Then we have 18 year old Surkin
who delivers yet another scorcher:
Surkin: kiss and fly [Tacteel remix]

Now...let's move away from the dancefloor and into the bedroom. This was released last year a compilation of remix work commemorating Serge Gainsbourg extensive body of work, Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited.
Tricky: Au revoir Emmanuelle (goddbye emmanuelle)
Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin: A song for sorry angel (sorry angel)

Carnaval

Dedicating this one to Brazil's carnaval. The fever is at full tilt at the moment and one more day of revelling to go.


Otto: bob [samba pra burro]
Marcos Valle: parabems [danca do daniel]
Vinicius de Moraes: tristeza
Vinicius de Moraes: como dizia o poeta

Step Off

photo: Hugo Canoilas & João Ferro Martins

Loefah from Digital Mystikz coming to Dub War

Watch your speakers this is heavy weight subbass bizness...Get aquainted.
Loefah: mud v.i.p. [feat.sgt.pokes]

Killer

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This monster was created by a Russian who goes by name of The Proxy and is a new release on Tiga's Turbo Label
WARNING!!! dangerously fun

The Proxy: din dah

Icy Bleeps and Klonks

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Keeping warm with:
IT: women in toilet [Stefan Goldmann macro version]
Octet: Euro vs Dollar [Pilooski_Edit]
Plan B: No More Eatin [Hadouken_Remix]

Ramenskoye (southeast of Moscow)

Beautiful resident towers full length murals.
i want to live here.
CHECK IT: photos [via Boing Boing]

No Bra

My friend Joe turned me on to this gem which I think is one of the most genius and funniest track I have ever heard.
enjoy.

No Bra: munchausen
check it: NO BRA
Band Website: NoBra
if you like this check: Chicks on Speed

CSS

Cansei de Ser Sexy:
Well i love these girls. If you haven't heard of them yet they hail from Sao Paulo [Brazil], apparently they are SubPop's first southamerican signing and they rock...

enjoy this rerub of Alala by Princess Superstar.
Cansei de Ser Sexy: Alala (Princess Superstar Remix)

in NY you can grab their stuff at:
Opening Ceremony [soho]
They have a lot of great stuff from Brazilian designers. Now they have the CSS cd and EP also.
Howard Street n 35 (near Cannal)
or
SUBPOP: shop

D 'n B goes Analog

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Drum&Bass goes analog as DJ Seoul pounds the black and whites ending the night at Direct Drive's new home.

Direct Drive: http://www.directdrive.net/
Tonic: http://tonicnyc.com/

Modeselektor feat Ninjaman: weed wid da macka modeselektor
Ed Rush & Optical: fastlane

THE KLF

Because after all these years they still matter:
THE KLF: born free
THE KLF: Y23 entertainment
THE KLF: the rites of MU [feat.Martin Sheen]

THE KLF

seen around New York

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Beautiful work done by Deuce 7.
check here for more

Hello and welcome:
as soon as i get organized i will start posting news about goings on around town, which mostly will be about music, venues and photography.

in the meantime some tasty morsels:

William farey Brass band: the groove that won't stop
Caetano Veloso: Odeio
DJ Sujinho/Zuzuka: mas com voce