Review: Berlin-based Haaksman is known in leftfield/eclectic circles as the man who, back in the mid-00s, helped popularise Baile funk in Europe. These days he runs Man Recordings, a 'tropical bass' label that "cultivates trans-continental sound dialogues between Europe, South America and Africa", and the likes of Peterson and Scruff are big fans. All of which gives you an idea of what to expect on 'Black Atlantica Edits', as he repurposes 10 percussion-heavy cuts from the southern hemisphere for more adventurous western dancefloors. World music devotees, drum circle enthusiasts and lovers of complex polyrhythms will find much to enjoy here.
Review: breathing new life into "Baille funk and other unclassifiable Brazilian rhythms", it makes perfect sense that he'd want to showcase some of his best work on one must-have collection. Haaksman's genius has always been his ability to find the middle ground between the needs of European dancefloors and his South American source material. This approach is at the heart of Remixes 2008-2017, though ironically some of the most enjoyable rubs here - particularly the brilliant revisions of Makina Del Karibe and Jalla Banda - are less concerned with out and out dancefloor devastation. Haaksman can do heavyweight bangers, though, and there's plenty of full-throttle, bass-heavy tropical house dotted throughout the compilation.
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